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November /December 2009 "winter solstice" Thread
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Announcing the November / December 2009 the "winter
solstice" Thread The theme of the November / December 2009 haiku thread will be anything to do with the "winter solstice in either the southern and northern hemispheres. It is not necessary to use the words "winter solstice". Writers may post an unlimited number of
haiku to the "winter solstice" Haiku Thread. Deadline: Midnight Sunday, December 27, 2009.
All Haiku received will be posted daily on-line at November / December 2009 winter solstice Haiku Thread. The
Sketchbook editors will select their
Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in
the Thursday, December 31, 2009 Sketchbook.
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Read the November / December 31, 2009 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden
The following poets have contributed to the November / December "winter solstice" Haiku ThreadParticipants: Karin Anderson, AU; Wolfgang Beutke, DE; Priyanka Bhowmick, IN; Gerry Bravi, CA; Leslie Brockway, US; Ralf Broker, DE; Daniela Bullas, UK; Patricia Carragon, US; Amitava Chakrabarty, IN; John Daleiden, US; Jon Davey, UK; Audrey Downey, US; Ignatius Fay, CA; Bernard Gieske, US; Michele L. Harvey, US; Linda Hofke, DE; Krzysztof Kokot, PL; Ramona Linke, DE; Chen-ou Liu, CA; Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; Jacek Margolak, PL; Shanna Baldwin Moore, US; Elliot Nicely, US; Karen O'Leary, US; Peter H. Pache, US; Dejan Pavlinovic, CR; Zhanna P. Rader, US; Terrie Leigh Relf, US; D. V. Rozic, Croatia; Iolanda Scripca, US; Frances Shaffi, US; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; André Surridge, NZ; Barbara A. Taylor, AU; Cindy Tebo, US; Janice Thomson, CA; Juhani Tikkanen, FI; Maria Tirenescu, RO; Sasa Vazic, Serbia; Ruth Walters, UK; Neal Whitman, US
Countries: Australia, Canada, Croatia, Finland, Germany, India, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States
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origami dreams— snowflakes of the past back home— wish I were with you # 02. Iolanda Scripca, US |
Dear John letter wet cheeks one man's winter solstice # 03. Linda Hofke, DE |
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I can’t decide on which side I am at midnight— on winter solstice # 04. Daniela Bullas, UK |
his email shortest of the year more money # 05. Bernard Gieske, US |
fireflies of static flicker in fleece sheets— winter solstice # 06. Ignatius Fay, CA |
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Earth revolves— the amber moon vanishes as daylight lengthens # 07. Ruth Walters, UK |
withered reeds quivering in the wind... a farewell # 08. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
this house visited by the last ray of the sun sinking into oblivion # 09. Sasa Vazic, Serbia |
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winter solstice— the shadows teeter between day and night # 10. John Daleiden, US |
winter solstice as our paths diverge days darken # 11. Gerry Bravi, CA |
The longest night— alone in bed, I listen to the sound of the sea. # 12. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
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winter solstice silence on the mountain taste of cinnamon in the air # 13. Shanna Baldwin Moore, US |
winter solstice lovers sip champagne by candlelight # 14. Karen O'Leary, US |
first kiss under the mistletoe winter solstice # 15. Peter H. Pache, US |
extended hours Salvation Army bell ringers winter solstice # 16. Neal Whitman, US |
rubberband of darkness stretched, ready to contract winter solstice # 17. Linda Hofke, DE |
in the woods impatient shadows nip at my heels # 18. Bernard Gieske, US |
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summer solstice the long and short of it winter solstice # 19. Bernard Gieske, US |
winter solstice ruby port and cheese one short candle # 20. Neal Whitman, US |
the solstice— light returns to earth, the days lengthen # 21. Ruth Walters, UK |
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icicle prisms sparkle from the clothesline —dryer-warm robe # 22. Ignatius Fay, CA |
in the book before wishes and witches winter solstice # 23. Bernard Gieske, US |
house bound solitaire played out winter solstice # 24. Neal Whitman, US |
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too soon the sun sets patients already in their beds hoping for better dreams # 25. Sasa Vazic, Serbia |
the cry of an owl reversal of sun's ebbing deepening silence # 26. Neal Whitman, US |
winter solstice one-night stand until next year # 27. Bernard Gieske, US |
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worth a try howling at the moon the longest night # 28. Neal Whitman, US |
dodging shadows taking the short cut winter solstice # 29. Bernard Gieske, US |
eighth moon scythes through cold cirri —long winter night # 30. Ignatius Fay, CA |
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the reflection of a narcissus— a silky pond # 31. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
home from our walk— truffled popcorn with butter on the shortest day # 32. Neal Whitman, US |
winter solstice even the owl becomes hoarse # 33. Bernard Gieske, US |
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diagnosis longest day of my life —winter solstice # 34. Ignatius Fay, CA |
the candle burns itself out winter solstice # 35. Bernard Gieske, US |
fourth quarter and down by one field goal the sun's reversal # 36. Neal Whitman, US |
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that night the longest dream winter solstice # 37. Bernard Gieske, US |
soft pastel halos christmas lights under fresh snow line the fence with warmth # 38. Ignatius Fay, CA |
a lone pine a shrike in silhouette winter solstice # 39. Neal Whitman. US |
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white-bearded trees swaying rhythmically... the north wind # 40. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
after the party walking home with a tilt winter soltstice # 41. Bernard Gieske, US |
magical nightscape stars sparkle in clear sky and new snow # 42. Ignatius Fay, CA |
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twang the sun's reversal bull's eye # 43. Neal Whitman. US |
inflexible tires crunch crisply brittle snow audible cold snap # 44. Ignatius Fay, CA |
shortest day's twlight lodgepole pines looking black stillness… still # 45. Neal Whitman. US |
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two snowflakes touch each other on the window an invisible teardrop # 46. Sasa Vazic, Serbia |
last year's shadow fading over the mountain... a new dawn # 47. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
winter solstice the sun gives birth to another year # 48. Gerry Bravi, CA |
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family gathering before the fireplace: carols in the air # 49. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
winter solstice a wonderer far from both ends of the darkening road # 50. Sasa Vazic, Serbia |
winter solstice— one more child expected next September # 51. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
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blowing up to its bones freezing up its heart —short winter day's sparrow # 52. Sasa Vazic, Serbia |
winter kill the wind continues to howl # 53. Gerry Bravi, CA |
second hand shop... humming yuletide greetings with Bing Crosby # 54. Michele L. Harvey, US |
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old snow inseparable footprints leaving impressions # 55. Gerry Bravi, CA |
shortest day... the sun inches up an icicle # 56. Michele L. Harvey, US |
at midnight the last page read— winter solstice # 57. Janice Thomson, CA |
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longest night... an owl passes through my dreams # 58. Michele L. Harvey, US |
winter solstice— boiling the teakettle again and again #59. Janice Thomson, CA |
husband’s death… on the longest night I grasp for dawn # 60. Karen O'Leary, US |
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five PM— all the house sparrows fast asleep # 61. Janice Thomson, CA |
Yule log... the nooks and crannies at granddad's house # 62. Michele L. Harvey, US |
his bony hand grasping at the air; winter solstice # 63. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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winter solstice… mending the mittens torn straddling the fence # 64. Michele L. Harvey, US |
brown leaf scuttles down the sidewalk a woman watches # 65. Terrie Leigh Relf, US |
winter solstice... shortening each leg of his pants # 66. Michele L. Harvey, US |
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Mexican chocolate how the moon rises above the palm trees # 67. Terrie Leigh Relf, US |
midwinter… the darkened barn, the white-faced calf # 68. Michele L. Harvey, US |
eyes upon the dripping the longest night # 69. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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winter solstice… enjoying the rising steam from the iron # 70. Michele L. Harvey, US |
winter solstice— somebody gives me a sign to turn on the headlights # 71. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia |
shortest day... a string of tail lights exits the mall # 72. Michele L. Harvey, US |
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winter solstice— more and more friends in the pub # 73. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia |
winter solstice… the list longer, then shorter then longer again # 74. Michele L. Harvey, US |
winter solstice— henceforward more and more light # 75. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia |
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shortest day... the flare of tempers in the aisles # 76. Michele L. Harvey, US |
snow covered hills a view from my window pane winter solstice. # 77. Priyanka Bhowmick, IN |
icy tentacles of scintillating hues on my windowpane # 78. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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cuddling puppies under a warm blanket winter solstice. # 79. Priyanka Bhowmick, IN |
village under snow... haiku to lift my spirits above the chill # 80. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
winter solstice he takes his time to smell the lilies # 81. Michele L. Harvey, US |
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withered pampered grass genuflecting in the wind... scent of dawn # 82. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
midwinter eve the cooling warmth of his bathrobe # 83. Michele L. Harvey, US |
frozen water people ski on the lake winter solstice. # 84. Priyanka Bhowmick, IN |
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midwinter night— the lingering sigh of a log # 85. Michele L. Harvey, US |
sparkling in the sunlight... shafts of snow # 86. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
longest night... the abbreviated version of Dickens # 87. Michele L. Harvey, US |
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cup of hot coffee mixed with cream and chocolate winter solstice. # 88. Priyanka Bhowmick, IN |
Scrooge... the midwinter darkness of his neighbor's house # 89. Michele L. Harvey, US |
a blanket of snow upon the village... odour of coffee # 90. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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winter solstice with a twinkle, I guess the hour # 91. Michele L. Harvey, US |
midnight snow: muffled anxiety accumulating # 92. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
ripple's clenched hands stretch flash ice diamonds, dance away winter solstice # 93. Karin Anderson, AU |
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winter solstice the raindrops dress in white crystal # 94. Patricia Carragon, US |
fire throws heat balls jack frost's melting pot winter solstice spill # 95. Karin Anderson, AU |
December snowfall Christmas decorations without the fuss # 96. Patricia Carragon, US |
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hearth warms feline fluff night stretches whisker to tail more purrs more tick tocks # 97. Karin Anderson, AU |
It’s snowing outside I hang Christmas doilies on my windows # 98. Patricia Carragon, US |
needles click short long nylon wool knits star's shimmer winter solstice shawl # 99. Karin Anderson, AU |
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‘tis the season snow crystals on my windows # 100. Patricia Carragon, US |
butterfly kisses night's winter solstice story blue moon child # 101. Karin Anderson, AU |
winter solstice the trapeze artist flips for his return journey # 102. Audrey Downey, US |
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candlelight circle wish you a merry solstice renewal of light # 103. Karin Anderson, AU |
gentle snowfall beauty comes before the slush # 104. Patricia Carragon, US |
short blueberry day long dark cherry night frozen fruit solstice # 105. Karin Anderson, AU |
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winter solstice snowflakes dance on barren trees # 106. Patricia Carragon, US |
horizon stammers climax, stiff pencil pines sketch winter solstice moon # 107. Karin Anderson, AU |
winter teardrops icicles hang off rooftops and trees # 108. Patricia Carragon, US |
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time strangled day rocks clock, reels father time's hour glass winter solstice # 109. Karin Anderson, AU |
winter solstice a dark year comes to an end # 110. Patricia Carragon, US |
Short day makes one sleep Twilight blue by the treetops One more step, I'm there # 111. Leslie Brockway, US |
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Winter solstice— the snow and the moon brighten the night. # 112. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
winter solstice… other subway passengers share the darkness # 113. Michele L. Harvey, US |
Long nights, yet the bush draws enough afternoon sun for its red roses. # 114. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
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winter solstice… tarred dock pilings at low tide # 115. Michele L. Harvey, US |
Winter solstice— our fun-dating hours become longer. # 116. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
the shortest day— our tom-cat sleeps by the fireplace # 117 D. V. Rozic, Croatia |
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A night owl, her December bed-time and waking hours, both dark. # 118. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
winter solstice… in the cemetery still the same shadows # 119. Michele L. Harvey, US |
icicles in wintry glow tumbling down # 120. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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winter solstice… searching each aisle for emptiness # 121. Michele L. Harvey, US |
early dusk— the tit on the windowsill can't see me # 122. D. V. Rozic, Croatia |
midwinter chill… we try not to talk the length of the day # 123. Michele L. Harvey, US |
autumn at its end— clouds in the marsh even thicker # 124. D. V. Rozic, Croatia |
mid-winter evening still no footprints in the porch snow # 125. Elliot Nicely, US |
boy by the window worries about the snow— should come already... # 126. D. V. Rozic, Croatia |
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winter solstice... the whole family singing carols # 127. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
belated snow— sprouting wheat-field black with the crows # 128. D. V. Rozic, Croatia |
cold air blasts sweeping the countryside: spiral of leaves # 129. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
winter solstice— amid heaps of sea-thrown kelp the corpse of a sunfish # 130. Jon Davey, UK |
early snow: white stones glowing under the bridge # 131. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
winter solstice— the gorse thicket's first few blooms # 132. Jon Davey, UK |
step by step scintillating snow swallows the village # 133. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
longest night— heavy with our second child my wife slumbers fitfully # 134. Jon Davey, UK |
grey clouds forming intricate patterns... the north wind # 135. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
midwinter dusk— startling each other the dog-fox and i # 136. Jon Davey, UK |
winter solstice— less and less of time for night dreams # 137. Krzysztof Kokot, PL |
winter solstice— one winged angel on the christmas tree # 138. Jacek Margolak, PL |
a black, cloudless sky, stars, and a cinnamon moon— Christmas lights below # 139. Ruth Walters, UK |
longest night— the street lamps catch a flurry of snow # 140. Jacek Margolak, PL |
feasting, lights, fires, songs casting out cold and darkness-- time for rebirth # 141. Frances Shaffi, ?? |
winter solstice the warmth of a radiator in my woollen socks # 142. Jacek Margolak, PL |
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winter solstice icicles under the eaves longer and longer # 144. Jacek Margolak, PL |
Just before Christmas … on the landing approach touching the sun # 145. Ramona Linke, DE |
winter solstice a snowmen loses his nose # 146. Jacek Margolak, PL |
Winter solstice beyond my island draws loneliness # 147 Ramona Linke, DE |
solstice morning the sun rolls up a distant hill # 148. Jacek Margolak, PL |
winter solstice the sunwise climb of a nuthatch # 149. Michele L. Harvey, US |
longest night a glove without fingers freezes on a fence post # 150. Ralf Broker, DE |
perfect penmanship— a year between letters to Santa # 151. Michele L. Harvey, US |
St. Thomas' Day the midget makes a beeline for the man in red # 152. Ralf Broker, DE |
Yuletide chorus the upraised arms of a snowman # 153. Michele L. Harvey, US |
Julfest the sound of reversion in the streets # 154. Ralf Broker, DE |
midwinter snow— strewing hay for the deer, cookies for Santa # 155. Michele L. Harvey, US |
hot day chilly night solstice tree just so # 156. Terrie Relf, US (semi) |
midwinter moon irregular prints where the fox has been # 157. Michele L. Harvey, US |
home-made quilts covering her bed scent of pine # 158. Terrie Relf, US (semi) |
Christmas snow the disappearance of another climber # 159. Michele L. Harvey, US |
old sweaters how much colder it is tonight # 160. Terrie Relf, US (semi) |
Yule log the festive settling of visitors # 161. Michele L. Harvey, US |
low tide how the sand shores up the solstice tree # 162. Terrie Relf, US (semi) |
midwinter moon round the boundary line coyote calls # 163. Michele L. Harvey, US |
old cat wakes up and meows— winter solstice # 164. Juhani Tikkanen, FI |
Christmas rush dwindling space between thoughts # 165. Michele L. Harvey, US |
the longest night— all my nightmares repeat broadcasts # 166. Juhani Tikkanen, FI |
winter solstice... summer never seemed so close # 167. Dejan Pavlinovic, CR |
two white snowflakes falling down— winter solstice # 168. Juhani Tikkanen, FI |
winter solstice she rubs his frozen shoulder with tiger balm # 169. André Surridge, NZ |
whistling tea kettle— from the dark sky some more snowflakes # 170. Juhani Tikkanen, FI |
light snow stumbling serenely... a silent show # 171. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
longest shadows this very same dusk— winter solstice # 172. Juhani Tikkanen, FI |
raging wind blowing on the panes: a web of icicles # 173. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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moonlit path I find a child's "happy souls teas" # 174. Cindy Tebo, US |
muffled sound of snow gather on the rooftops... hearts glowing within # 175. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
asthma flare-up the shadows of leaves about to burn # 176. Cindy Tebo, US |
sudden snowflakes with twitching fingers on the windowpanes # 177. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
winter solstice— an avalanche of darkness crashes into the fjord # 178. Wolfgang Beutke, DE |
a white scarf around the chimney... winter moon # 179. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
snowy summits— last sunlight triggers the dark silence # 180. Wolfgang Beutke, DE |
hazy moon... a cold shadow gliding over the mountain # 181. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
clouds shedding flurries on the first day of winter the cat circles itself # 182. Michele L. Harvey, US |
icy moon... every village chimney sending out signals # 183. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
shortest day cinders from the stove spread on the walk # 184. Michele L. Harvey, US |
mid winter night, dogs howl in the street for warmth we dream in warm beds # 185. Amitava Chakrabarty, IN |
midwinter eve old tracks mislaid by new snow # 186. Michele L. Harvey, US |
against the blizzard trying to find some festive cheer # 187. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
solstice moon the ring of moisture from a hot cup # 188. Michele L. Harvey, US |
sharing the sun— your shortest is my longest # 189. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
the Yule log... surrounded by the warmth of a hug # 190. Michele L. Harvey, US |
a ray of sunlight spears through the dolmen # 191. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
mistletoe sometimes the wish to be someone else # 192. Michele L. Harvey, US |
Winter solstice— the last passer-by crossing by the slush # 193. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
solstice eve flying embers dance with the stars # 194. Michele L. Harvey, US |
At the trellis a bird eats frosted grape— the solstice’s day # 195. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
longest night... hiding the gifts deeper in the closet # 195. Michele L. Harvey, US |
The longest night— the grandmother spins the wool at the windows # 196. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
longest night— the department store Santa lies about his age # 197. Michele L. Harvey, US |
Winter solstice— listening to the rhapsody on the old gramophone # 198. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
midwinter night in the crime novel the plot thickens # 199. Michele L. Harvey, US |
The footmarks on the frosted snow— the shortest day # 200. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
holiday returns shopping carts reshuffle # 201. Michele L. Harvey, US |
Snowstorm in the night— the children await the news at the radio # 202. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
solstice— the sun moves off our park bench # 203. Michele L. Harvey, US |
hefty logs burn as spirits glow within... thoughts of the New Year # 204. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
longest night the snow everywhere it should be # 205. Michele L. Harvey, US |
Christmas eve... church overflowing with once-a-year christians # 206. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
undecided whether to stay or go... solstice snow # 207. Michele L. Harvey, US |
the midnight hour with strains of Auld Lang Syne... new challenges # 208. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
winter at last— just imagine the blossoms that will open soon # 209.
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Read the November / December 31, 2009 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden |