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

yarrow- tom clausen

04 Tuesday Aug 2026

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

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my childhood fortunes
collecting bottles and cans
from the roadside

the way-tom clausen

02 Sunday Aug 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, butterflies, close up details, flowers, gardens, haiku, Ithaca, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, summer

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butterfly, city, finds, haiku, Ithaca, monarch, nature, photography, photos, poetry, summer, the way

butterfly
even in the city
finds the way

over the dam- tom clausen

31 Friday Jul 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, gorges, haiku, Ithaca, lakes and rivers, nature, photos, poems and photos, raindrops, summer, waterfalls

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two days rain…
the drops keep going
over the dam

beyond words- tom clausen

01 Wednesday Jul 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, haiku, Ithaca, nature, photos, poems and photos, roads, senryu, summer

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mother
always said
“choose wisely”

traffic stoppers -tom clausen

23 Tuesday Jun 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, Ithaca, nature, photos, poems and photos, roads, summer, tanka

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single file
slowly following
the leader
the traffic stops
for the geese to pass…

mother’s day by tom clausen

10 Sunday May 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, birds, close up details, haiku, Ithaca, nature, parks, paths, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, senryu, spring

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bird's nest, birds, eggs, haiku, mix, Mother's Day, nature, nest, photography, photos, poetry, rain, robin, robin's eggs, senryu, spring, sun, wind

Mother’s Day-
a mix of sun
wind and rain

dreamtime by tom clausen

01 Friday May 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, deer, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, photos, poems and photos, spring

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day, deer, dreamtime, haiku, life, nature, photography, photos, poetry, spring

dreamtime
a day in the life
of a deer

rusty grate by tom clausen

13 Monday Apr 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, Gusts, Ithaca, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, roads, spring, tanka

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reading an old letter
I wrote to my parents
from Mexico…
so many parts of me
gone with them

big parade by tom clausen

29 Sunday Mar 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, Cornell, haiku, Ithaca, photos, poems and photos, roads, spring

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haiku, Ithaca, no kings, parade, people, photography, photos, poetry, protest, reasons, streets, take

the many reasons
for people to take
to the streets

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