life of leaves by tom clausen

29 Tuesday Nov 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, autumn, close up details, haiku, Haiku Way of Life, Ithaca, lakes and rivers, landscapes, leaves, nature, paths, poems and photos, trees, Wabi Sabi

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first one leaf
then another and another
and another…

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so-many-leaves-some-have-left-their-mark

as-we-talk-wind-blowing-leaves-out-of-the-trees

reservoir by tom clausen

29 Tuesday Nov 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, autumn, close up details, gorges, Ithaca, lakes and rivers, landscapes, leaves, nature, paths, poems and photos, trees, Wabi Sabi, water reflections, waterfalls

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this lot
in life
between
this world
and that

milkweed seeds by tom clausen

29 Tuesday Nov 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, fields, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, plants, poems and photos, Wabi Sabi

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milkweed seeds trying to hold on and let go…this life

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geese one liner by tom clausen

29 Tuesday Nov 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, autumn, fields, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, poems and photos, trees, Wabi Sabi

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just enough geese for a one liner

that one trying to get in line

on the way home
more geese
on the way home

on-the-way-home-more-geese-on-the-way-home

big-cloud-front-moving-in-on-the-open-sky

sailing-in-perpetual-orbit-around-us-sailing-in-perpetual-orbit-at-the-same-time-the-whole-universe-expands-or-contracts-and-what-a-world-it-is

willow-at-stewart-park-in-sun-and-snow-on-blue

dew drops by tom clausen

28 Monday Nov 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, close up details, fields, haiku, hills and mountains, Ithaca, landscapes, leaves, nature, paths, poems and photos, Wabi Sabi

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so many leaves…
my regrets
too

on the line by tom clausen

27 Sunday Nov 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, birds, haiku, landscapes, nature, poems and photos

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alone
in the middle of a crowd
someone I once knew

birds on a line
taking time out
from time

one bird
one song
the dusk

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birds-on-a-line-taking-time-out-from-other-times

pisac and ollantaytambo-peru- inca sites by tom clausen

27 Sunday Nov 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in close up details, landscapes, nature, Peru, poems and photos

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the work
and mystery
left to the centuries

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peru-after-climbing-up-the-terraces-some-looking-out-and-back-down-at-the-city-of-ollantaytambo-and-the-valley-it-is-in

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looking-down-the-many-terraces-at-ollantaytambo-10-14-14

ollantaytambo-stone-work-showing-the-traditional-large-cut-stone-blocks-fit-seamlessly-together-exactly-like-at-sacsayhuaman-machu-picchu-and-other-inca-sites-10-14-14

peru-ollantaytambo-stone-work-showing-the-traditional-large-cut-stone-blocks-fit-seamlessly-together-exactly-like-at-sacsayhuaman-machu-picchu-and-other-inca-sites-10-14-14

peru-ollantaytambo-from-a-walkway-with-a-view-to-the-other-side-of-the-valley-in-the-distance-where-the-stone-was-quarried-from

margins by tom clausen

26 Saturday Nov 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, birds, close up details, fields, gorges, haiku, hills and mountains, Ithaca, lakes and rivers, landscapes, leaves, moon, nature, parks, poems and photos, trees, Wabi Sabi, waterfalls

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left behind
in the afterglow
a nest

before-our-time-these-lives-stranded-in-time

no mind by tom clausen

26 Saturday Nov 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in close up details, fields, gorges, hills and mountains, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, paths, poems and photos, sunsets, tanka, trees, Wabi Sabi, waterfalls, winter

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beginning a walk
with no mind
for what was
or what will be
just what is…

held-aloft-in-the-little-crown-queen-annes-lace

fence-line-at-sunset-by-the-pine-tree-rd-horse-barns

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walking-the-line-light-on-both-sides-now

roots-exposed-the-way-storms-come-and-go

picture-window-shadows-and-reflections-outside-in

sinking-sun-not-much-time-on-the-horizon

days-afterglow-the-walk-home-so-well-known

peru walk about by tom clausen

25 Friday Nov 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in haiku, lakes and rivers, landscapes, nature, Peru, poems and photos, trees

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these wings…
carrying on high
above
the Andes

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along-the-ride-to-the-hydroelectric-plant-we-passed-two-huge-openings-in-the-mountain-side-where-an-amazing-amount-of-water-was-pouring-forth-here-is-one-of-them-10-12-14

arriving-in-la-playa-as-was-the-pattern-the-whole-trip-i-was-following-casey-who-set-a-quick-pace-and-was-not-pausing-for-photos-most-of-the-time-or-needing-a-rest-break-most-of-the-time

peru-railroad-bridge-on-the-way-to-aguascaliente

peru-end-of-the-dirt-road-at-a-hydro-electric-plant-begin-to-walk-the-rail-line

peru-valley-from-challhuay-to-la-playa-that-we-walked-a-path-and-dirt-road-through

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life of leaves by tom clausen

reservoir by tom clausen

milkweed seeds by tom clausen

geese one liner by tom clausen

dew drops by tom clausen

on the line by tom clausen

pisac and ollantaytambo-peru- inca sites by tom clausen

margins by tom clausen

no mind by tom clausen

peru walk about by tom clausen