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Monthly Archives: March 2015

alto by tom clausen

23 Monday Mar 2015

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Machu Picchu, Peru, photography, poetry, stairs, stone work

 

the sudoku
I’m stuck on
light and easy

up or down  the stone stairs so steep

up or down
the stone stairs
so steep

sillustani by tom clausen

23 Monday Mar 2015

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llamas, Peru, photography, poetry, Puno, ruins, Sillustani, storms

 

happiness…
a child I don’t know
waving at me

wind gusts bringing the pelt of rain

wind gusts
bringing the pelt
of rain

fleeting footprints by tom clausen

22 Sunday Mar 2015

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footprints, melting snow, paths, photography, poetry, sidewalks, snow, tanka

 

so many chances
in a day
to say something to you,
but here it is
growing late

with the snow melting away footprints too...

with the snow
melting away
footprints too…

autumn bridge by tom clausen

22 Sunday Mar 2015

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Fall Creek, Ithaca, photography, poetry

 

autumn colors-
how assertive
she becomes

 

the aesthetics of each season in turn...

the aesthetics
of each season
in turn…

close up by tom clausen

22 Sunday Mar 2015

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curiosity, eyes, feline, photography, poetry, Squirrel, wide-eyed

 

lingering in bed
the ceiling
has no answers

let me see... there he is with that camera again!

let me see…
there he is
with that camera again!

eagerly by tom clausen

22 Sunday Mar 2015

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dogs, loyalty, photography, pickup trucks, poetry, waiting

 

my son sniffs
the football-
“is it really pigskin?”

eagerly waiting for whatever is next passing by

eagerly waiting
for whatever is next
passing by

ciudad mante by tom clausen

21 Saturday Mar 2015

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Mexico, photography, poetry, travel

in the dark
through the window light
my wife and child

 

Ciudad Mante  group photo of the kids   filled with curiosity

Ciudad Mante
group photo of the kids
filled with curiosity

lilac by tom clausen

21 Saturday Mar 2015

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floweres, lilacs, photography, poetry, spring

heavy rain-
lilac blooms smush
against the window

lilacs  either side of the steps where the house was...

lilacs
either side of the steps
where the house was…

21 Saturday Mar 2015

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hay bales, homeless, photography, poetry, sheds, tanka, windows

I’ve never been homeless
but think of it
seeing that shed
with a broken window
dawn light streaming in

 

looking through the broken window for clues....

looking through
the broken window
for clues….

bike ride by tom clausen

21 Saturday Mar 2015

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light, photography, poetry, shadows, summer

 

bike ride
as fast as I go
the moon on the water

riding along...  my shadow stretches in motion

riding along…
my shadow stretches
in motion

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