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Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, Cornell, flowers, gardens, haiku, Ithaca, leaves, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, Published Poems, senryu, spring

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hospital form
for religion
I put Haiku

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09 Sunday Aug 2026

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pushing the clouds
away
my oar

-Johnette Downing

milkweed bug- tom clausen

09 Sunday Aug 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, fields, haiku, leaves, milkweed, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, Published Poems, summer

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bug, bugs, chap, good morning, haiku, happy, milkweed, morning, nature, photography, photos, poetry, summer

the happy chap
says good morning
to himself

Haiku by Johnette Downing, 8-07-26, at Mann Library

08 Saturday Aug 2026

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sneaking past the old dog
unnoticed
old cat

-Johnette Downing

trust- tom clausen

08 Saturday Aug 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, deer, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, summer, tanka

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as we gaze across the fence
my wife asks what I think
about a cow’s life
and honestly it looks quite okay
except for all those flies

Haiku by Johnette Downing, 8-6-26, at Mann Library

07 Friday Aug 2026

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roofers next door
their shadows work
on my house

-Johnette Downing

rose of sharon – tom clausen

07 Friday Aug 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, bees, close up details, flowers, haiku, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, Published Poems, summer

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bee, blossoms, bumble bee, flowers, gleaning, haiku, heart, mind, nature, one by one, poetry, rose of sharon, summer

one by one
the blossoms
in our heart and mind

Haiku by Johnette Downing, 8-5-26, at Mann Library

06 Thursday Aug 2026

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silk scarves
in the breeze
my ancestors

-Johnette Downing

wispy – tom clausen

06 Thursday Aug 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, fields, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, Published Poems, summer, tanka

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I leave it
unwashed,
her fragile glass
like others
I’ve broken before

Haiku by Johnette Downing, 8-04-26, at Mann Library

05 Wednesday Aug 2026

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tai chi class
the weight
of air

-Johnette Downing

hummingbird moth-tom clausen

05 Wednesday Aug 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, flowers, haiku, Hummingbird, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, Published Poems, summer

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flowers, haiku, hum, hummingbird moth, nature, path, photography, photos, poetry, summer, thistles, thoughts

the insect hum-
another path
into thoughts

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