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November / December 2010 "first snow" Haiku Thread |
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Announcing the November / December 2010 "first snow" Haiku Thread The theme of the November / December 2010 haiku thread will be anything to do with the "first snow" in either the southern and / or northern hemispheres. It is not necessary to use the words "first snow". Writers may
post an unlimited number of haiku to the
"first snow" Haiku Thread. Deadline: Midnight Monday, December 27, 2010
All Haiku received will be posted daily on-line at November / December 2010 "first snow" Haiku Thread. The
Sketchbook editors will select their
Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in
the Friday, December 31, 2010 Sketchbook.
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Read the December 31, 2010 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden
The following poets have contributed to the November / December 31, 2010 "first snow" Haiku ThreadParticipants: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41
Melissa Allen, US; Zlata Bogovic, CR; Willie R. Bongcaron, PH; Alan S. Bridges, US ; Ralf Bröker, DE; Bouwe Brouwer, NL; Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR; Aubrie Cox, US; Gillena Cox, TT; Leonard Cirino, US; John Daleiden, US; Margaret Dornaus, US; Heike Gewi, DE; Bernard Gieske, US; Gabor G. Gyukics HU / US; Cara Holman, US; Marleen Hulst, NL; Maya Idriss, LB; Alegria Imperia, CA; Zeljka Vucinic Jambresic, CR; Munia Khan, BD; Karina Klesko, US; Patricia Lidia, RO; Chen-ou Liu, CA; Jacek Margolak, PL; Thomas Martin, US; Sandra Martyres, IN; Vasile Moldovan, RO; Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO; Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN; Rita Odeh, IL; Karen O'Leary, US; P. K. Padhy, IN; Reason A. Poteet, US; Alex Serban, RO; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Barbara A. Taylor, AU; Janice Thomson, CA; Maria Tirenescu, RO; Sunil Uniyal, IN; Sasa Vazic, SR; Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR; Neal Whitman, US; Dick Whyte, NZ; Verica Zivkovic, SR
Countries: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippians, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Trinidad and Tobago, United States
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Young and old at the window pane— first snow # 02. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
first snow— in the classroom a fight over white crayons # 03. Heike Gewi, DE |
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for the stray cat his milk saucer iced over yowling at first snow # 04. Neal Whitman, US |
snow drift— grandmother's shawl stretched on my waist # 05. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO |
first snow lays on flowers— delicate lace # 06. Alex Serban, RO |
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the wool scarf I began to knit last year . . . first snow # 09. Karina Klesko, US |
first snow— traveler and shadow lonesome on the mountain # 08. Patricia Lidia, RO |
an African man holds out his hands… snowflakes # 09. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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the puppy stops in the door snow # 10. Ralf Bröker, DE |
first snow- the rusty bell is white! # 11. Rita Odeh, IL |
first snow tossing it sun of my memories # 12. Maya Idriss, LB |
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snow flakes fight the wind— melting before they reach ground, one lands on my palm # 13. Gabor G. Gyukics HU / US |
first snow— that old maple too wears white # 14. Janice Thomson, CA |
first snow trying to remember her name # 15. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
new moon first snow covers old dirt # 16. Karen O'Leary, US |
first snow the whispers of my partner on the porch # 17. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
footprints everywhere on the new white carpet— first snow # 18. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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wide open the garden gate— first snow # 19. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
just as we find the perfect tree— snowflakes # 20. Cara Holman, US |
First snow— your footsteps to nowhere # 21. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
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overnight green turns to white— first snow # 22. Cara Holman, US |
first snow filling the pine grove mukluk mukluk muk… # 23. Neal Whitman, US |
first snowfall a mouse disappears into the closet # 24. Karina Klesko, US |
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Seeping up the first snow- teen-agers in love # 25. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
looking for his hat he finds his children and their snowman # 26. Ralf Bröker, DE |
breakfast tea my cup still too hot to hold first snow # 27. Neal Whitman, US |
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first snow... I stand by the window until dusk # 28. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
her pink balloon drifting, drifting, drifting the first snowfall # 29. Karina Klesko, US |
first snow- the child refuses to go to bed # 30. Rita Odeh, IL |
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first snow— the strange scent of paved streets # 31. Karina Klesko, US |
snow flurries scatter... Hundred Thousand Whys on the radio # 32. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
first snowfall— settled by the fireplace a fly # 33. Janice Thomson, CA |
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traffic jam just dozen of sledges pass by # 34. Ralf Bröker, DE |
blow-drying my leather shoes first snow # 35. Karina Klesko, US |
at midnight light over the village— first snow # 36. Alex Serban, RO |
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first snowflakes... a letter from Taiwan arrives # 37. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
first snow— the whole world reflected in one flake # 38. Rita Odeh, IL |
first snow— marshmallows melting in my cocoa # 39. Karina Klesko, US |
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light traces lead to grandfather's grave— first snow # 40. Alex Serban, RO |
at the bus stop holding a gray umbrella— first snow # 41. Karina Klesko, US |
blizzard one footstep follows another # 42. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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homemade chili at a crowded coffee shop the first snow # 43. Karina Klesko, US |
first snow— snow carpet and a leaf as a pattern # 44. Patricia Lidia, RO |
starless night— the first snow falls on a stork nest # 45. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO |
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a man in a T-shirt shovels snow, whistling # 46. Ralf Bröker, DE |
in his hair the fragrance of the woods first snow # 47. Karina Klesko, US |
snow flake— a mirror of my heart # 48. Rita Odeh, IL |
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first snow in the mountains— the weary traveler and his dog # 49. Patricia Lidia, RO |
snow clouds— slumping to the ground a dandelion # 50. Janice Thomson, CA |
almost forgotten the sound of walking on snow # 51. Ralf Bröker, DE |
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stretched arms towards large snowflakes as if the first time # 52. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
first snow— the white nose of the scarecrow # 53. Rita Odeh, IL |
next year snowflakes on her tiny gloves I weigh light by cm # 54. Maya Idriss, LB |
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after the snowball fight someone must have stashed the evidence # 55. Ralf Bröker, DE |
Heavy snow warning Soon to come firsts Alzheimer portal # 56. Maya Idriss, LB |
first snow— the child's name on a white drawing paper # 57. Rita Odeh, IL |
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darkness in my mind walking home from the doctor snowflakes falling # 58. Janice Thomson, CA |
first snow— the driver doesn't notice the green traffic light # 59. Rita Odeh, IL |
Seattle Coffee— not noticing when the rain became snow #60. Karina Klesko, US |
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first snow— she asks if all the flakes are white # 61. Rita Odeh, IL |
light in a window chrysanthemums first snow # 62. Heike Gewi, DE |
in the mirror I see a white hair— first snowfall # 63. Janice Thomson, CA |
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they stopped their pillow fight... first snow # 64. Heike Gewi, DE . |
empty house— first snowflakes disappear into the welcome mat # 65. Karina Klesko, US |
first snow a dog scampers for cover 66. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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an eastern sparrow captured by the wind the first snowflakes # 67. Karina Klesko, US |
Winter arrives with cold northerly winds— first snow # 68. Sandra Martyres, IN |
first snow— a Christmas Cactus blossoms at the hospice # 69. Karina Klesko, US |
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first snow: school boys loitering on the way home # 70. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
through prison bars— the first snow deepens the pain of childhood memories # 71. Karina Klesko, US |
shedded tears mingled with reddish leaves first snowflakes # 72. Heike Gewi, DE |
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Month of Little Snow, the persimmons ripen late. All night long the moon. # 73. Leonard Cirino, US |
chattering teeth and cotton wisps in her hair— first snow # 74. Sandra Martyres, IN |
a gentle kick inside her rounding belly— first snow # 75. Karina Klesko, US |
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in the air fluttering snowflakes I clasp my hot tea # 76. Sandra Martyres, IN |
crushed egg shells under the dove's nest— first snowfall # 77. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO |
jubilant voices in the morning stillness... first snow # 78. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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first snow glistens in the moonlight young love # 79. Karen O'Leary, US |
first snow we wait for the bus with the wind # 80. Thomas Martin, US |
first snowflakes... starry-eyed children in rapt attention # 81. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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first snow trying out the recipe for Christmas dinner # 82. Marleen Hulst, NL |
grandma hums a Christmas carol— first snow # 83. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
two crows cleaning themselves— fresh snow # 84. Dick Whyte, NZ |
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silhouette of a snowman ... first snow 85. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
first snow the garden gnome already covered # 86. Marleen Hulst, NL |
snowflakes! pieces of the day drift away # 87. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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waking before everyone else— first snow # 88. Dick Whyte, NZ |
first snow: glistening white leaves everywhere # 89. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
first snow the no vacancies sign on all motels # 90. Marleen Hulst, NL |
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the way home I tell the secret to falling snow # 91. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
gay rights immortalised in stone snow falls # 92. Dick Whyte, NZ |
a white necklace around the chimney ... first snowflakes # 93. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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puppies gamboling first snow # 94. Bernard Gieske, US |
a young couple prancing up and down— first snow # 95. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
first snow... sunlight on the moon # 96. Dick Whyte, NZ |
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a chill in the wind ... first snow # 97. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
public parking lot: every space is taken by snowflakes # 98. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
just arrived footsteps to the mailbox first snow # 99. Bernard Gieske, US |
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chasing his tail a puppy catches a snowflake— winter clouds # 100. Sandra Martyres, IN |
first snow a whole sky falling down # 101. Bernard Gieske, US |
first snow— half buried in a drift her missing eyelash # 102. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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Vivaldi's Four Seasons leaving the concert hall first snow # 103. Bernard Gieske, US |
first snow the flake that lands in my eye # 104. Alan S. Bridges, US |
first snow— the silence in the dance the rush to fall # 105. Alegria Imperial, CA |
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first snow flakes stuck on glass window, my breath a tiny cloud # 106. Alegria Imperial, CA |
eyes of fright sliding past the stop sign first snow # 107. Bernard Gieske, US |
footprints of red brick... first snow # 108. Alan S. Bridges, US |
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first snow a dusting tracks across the patio # 109. Bernard Gieske, US |
covered with first snow under my boot marks— gingko leaves # 110. Alegria Imperial, CA |
first snowflakes mushy windshield the day melts away # 111. Bernard Gieske, US |
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first snow in the willow grove— the waiting begins # 112. Alegria Imperial, CA |
the walk way mapped with footsteps first snow # 113. Bernard Gieske, US |
first snow fall— my scissor steps to meet you # 114. Alegria Imperial, CA |
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first snow blowing the clouds to pieces # 1156. Bernard Gieske, US |
first snow— stray words weave in and out of our whispers # 116. Alegria Imperial, CA |
first snow the class gets restless # 117. Marleen Hulst, NL |
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blizzard— the slanting lines, stabbing lines, our locked hands # 118. Alegria Imperial, CA |
first snow on every playground a snowman # 119. Jacek Margolak, PL |
first snow— the chapel two hours darker for vespers # 120. Alegria Imperial, CA |
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an old busker the first snow falls inside his guitar # 121. Jacek Margolak, PL |
after the first snow moon on inky blue sky just hangs there # 122. Alegria Imperial, CA |
first snow the laughter of my children louder and lauder # 123. Jacek Margolak, PL |
first snow— the child’s blurred image clinging to the pane # 124. Margaret Dornaus, US |
first snowflakes— the blind boy ask me if I like sheep # 125. Jacek Margolak, PL |
the scent of apples among her furs— first snow # 126. Alegria Imperial, CA |
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first snow— my son's homework still untouched # 127. Jacek Margolak, PL |
step by step he marks his territory— first snow # 128. Margaret Dornaus, US |
first snow stumbling on the steps... a farewell # 129. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
first snow: a child’s faceprint hanging at the window # 130. Margaret Dornaus, US |
tilted sky— a full moon shedding the first snowflakes # 131. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
swan feathers flurry— this out-of-season blizzard the first snow # 132. Margaret Dornaus, US |
the poodle's nose stuck to the window pane: first snow # 133. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
one day only turkey tracks made visible by first snow # 134. Margaret Dornaus, US |
snowflakes melt— mother whispers slowly a fairy tale # 135. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO |
first snow— wishing to harvest with a warm touch # 136. P. K. Padhy, IN |
first snow— the smell of scratchy woolens clutching my throat # 137. Margaret Dornaus, US |
first snow— Mussoorie hill top closer to the sky # 138. P. K. Padhy, IN |
without a slip, I pull my little sister through first snow . . . # 139. Margaret Dornaus, US |
soft touch— early morning snow ice-age feeling # 140. P. K. Padhy, IN |
first snow . . . the brush of mother's fingers straightening my coat # 141. Margaret Dornaus, US |
The curved boughs. A cypress flattened by the snow. # 142. Zlata Bogovic, CR |
first snow... the chipmunk makes a hole to his hole # 143. Alan S. Bridges, US |
Evening in the park. The snow fluttering upon a couple in embrace. # 144. Zlata Bogovic, CR |
first snow a stag leads his clan between the aspen # 145. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
Christmas time. Over the pines snowy ornaments. # 146. Zlata Bogovic, CR |
clearing a path with the leaf blower... first snow # 147. Alan S. Bridges, US |
Under the snow through winter blue a frozen road. # 148. Zlata Bogovic, CR |
fresh scats on silver determine last night’s uninvited visitor # 149. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
It's snowing! The first snowflakes disappear in the lake. # 150. Zlata Bogovic, CR |
speck of blood by the woodpile first snow # 151. Alan S. Bridges, US |
Morning at the park. Old beggar shoveling the snow from a bench. # 152. Zlata Bogovic, CR |
under the eaves starlings and an old man seek shelter # 153. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
lights disappear from the frozen puddle —first snow # 154. Jacek Margolak, PL |
First snow pulling my shadow Nikkon # 155. Maya Idriss, LB |
first snowfall... from the cloudy sky myriads of starlets # 156. Jacek Margolak, PL |
November end snows on the church dome— already begun! # 157. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
wiping frost from the windshield —first snow # 158. Jacek Margolak, PL |
falling like combed cotton; very slight # 159. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
first snow— pheasants on the attic forget their songs # 160. Sunil Uniyal, IN |
white draped road seen from the window— a shiver! # 161. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
first snow— last red apple on the bare tree # 162. Verica Zivkovic, SR |
snowflakes screening the same window landscape the year ends # 163. Sasa Vazic, SR |
snowflakes peppering down salt trucks ready # 164. Reason A. Poteet, US |
the first snowfall— I re-read in my study her last letter # 165. Sunil Uniyal, IN |
first snow— here and there green grass # 166. Verica Zivkovic, SR |
drifting in this virtual world lighter first snow # 167. Sasa Vazic, SR |
broken window the first snowflakes pausing on a thick cobweb # 168. Zeljka Vucinic Jambresic, CR |
ghost town crows peck at the snow darkening the soil # 169. Sasa Vazic, SR |
dusk - under street lamps the first snowflakes bumping into each other # 170. Zeljka Vucinic Jambresic, CR |
park in the yard driveway blocked by snowmen # 171. Reason A. Poteet, US |
white board of the field— tracks of horse's hoofs playing in the first snow # 172. Zeljka Vucinic Jambresic, CR |
snowflakes gather on the hillsides sledders welcome # 173. Reason A. Poteet, US |
first snow the fly in the tit's beak wriggles it's feet # 174. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
cov'ring unswept leaves with a blanket of snow ma nature cleans house # 175. Reason A. Poteet, US |
gallop has stopped— a black horse drinks first snowflakes from the lake's palm # 176. Zeljka Vucinic Jambresic, CR |
first snow my sister’s voice calling from the doorway # 177. Gillena Cox, TT |
the doorbell— first snow enters first then him # 178. Zeljka Vucinic Jambresic, CR |
first snow ... restarting the car engine # 179. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
fresh coat of snow on the hillside kids bundle up # 180. Reason A. Poteet, US |
first snow the fly in the tit's beak wriggles it's feet # 181. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
morning sky showers of white wisps first snow # 182. Gillena Cox, TT |
out of the snowstorm— a grey heron # 183. Aubrie
Cox, US |
wisps a feathery touch first snow # 184. Gillena Cox, TT |
first snow— the scarecrows put on new clothes # 185. Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR |
feelings of delight i never knew i possessed first snow # 186. Gillena Cox, TT |
first snow— I count once again my mother’s grey hairs # 187. Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR |
first snow hot chocolate now the just closed door # 188. Gillena Cox, TT |
first snow— suddenly she accepts my proposal # 189. Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR |
first snow best ever vacation experience # 190. Gillena Cox, TT |
the little begger stops cadging— snowflakes # 191. Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR |
in my dream writing ten haiku a day— snowflakes swirl # 192. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
first snow— my mother stares at his wedding dress # 193. Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR |
snow deepening... I've forgotten my Chinese name # 194. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
first snow— one more pall for my pal # 195. Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR |
Christmas snow globe... steam from the hotpot settles on the window # 196. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
stealing for a moment my heart-ache— first snow # 197. Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR |
bed-ridden— my old cat brings inside some flakes # 198. Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR |
first snow— my daughter licks a few flakes # 199. Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR |
yesterday's newspaper covered with the first snow laundered sheets # 200. John
Daleiden |
Plum trees loaded with fresh snow— deserted road in sunrise # 201. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
first snow covering autumn leaves— the cold deepens # 202. John Daleiden, US |
rying leaf in the fresh snow— sun among the clouds # 203. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
first snow the children make their own flakes # 204. Melissa Allen, US |
first snow last year's still in the freezer # 205. Melissa Allen, US |
Leaves falling one by one from the branch— the first snow # 206. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
the sheets on the line look unwashed— first snow # 207. Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR |
Isolated snowflakes come from the cloudless sky— day on the wane # 208. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
first snow he keeps opening the freezer to check # 209. Melissa Allen, US |
Clouded sky— the first snowflakes falling to the last quince # 210. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
little by little the scarecrow bows its back— first snow # 211. Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR |
Daybreak snowfall— the cat playing with a dry leaf # 212. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
waiting to go home asleep on the airport floor— first snow # 213. John Daleiden, US |
first snow Christmas shoppers in a flurry # 214. Melissa Allen, US |
first snow— turning the poet's statues into phantoms # 215. Cezar-Floria-Ciobīcă, FR |
a bright star shines on the first snow— New Year's Eve # 216. John
Daleiden, US |
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Read the December 31, 2010 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden |