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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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11 Tuesday Aug 2026

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

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a new day..
yesterday has joined
all the yesterdays

Haiku by Johnette Downing, 8-11-26, at Mann Library

11 Tuesday Aug 2026

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cormorant
fishing
for himself

-Johnette Downing

mid-summer- tom clausen

10 Monday Aug 2026

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mid-summer-
the relaxed sounds
of crows jawing

Haiku by Johnette Downing, 8-10-26, at Mann Library

10 Monday Aug 2026

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family reunion
I return
to the girl I was

-Johnette Downing

Haiku by Johnette Downing, 8-09-2026, at Mann Library

10 Monday Aug 2026

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Sunday morning
the gospel
according to birds

-Johnette Downing

new day-tom clausen

10 Monday Aug 2026

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

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new day
bringing water
to my face

Haiku by Johnette Downing, 8-08-26, at Mann Library

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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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

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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

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