coltsfoot by tom clausen

31 Tuesday Mar 2026

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

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beginning, coltsfoot, doubt, flowers, friend, nature, photography, photos, poetry, spring, tanka, tentative, who I am

the tentative start up
of talk . . .
to a new friend?
beginning the old doubt
of just who I am, again?

pathway by tom clausen

19 Thursday Mar 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, clouds, haiku, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, parks, paths, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, snow, spring

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clouds, day, haiku, morning, nature, path, pathway, photography, photos, poetry, sky, snow, spring, steps, sun, way

morning sun-
the first steps I take
into the day

waiting in the wings by tom clausen

16 Monday Mar 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, flowers, haiku, nature, paths, photos, plants, poems and photos, spring, trees

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buds, flowers, garden, haiku, photography, photos, poetry, returning, spring, vase, waiting, wings

returning the water
from the vase
to the flower garden…

shining through by tom clausen

09 Monday Mar 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, forests, haiku, landscapes, nature, paths, photos, poems and photos, shadows, spring, sun

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forest, haiku, highlights, light, nature, photography, photos, poetry, shadows, spring, sunlight, trees, woods

between trees
sunlight highlights
the shadows

ginkgo by tom clausen

07 Saturday Mar 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, haiku, nature, parks, paths, photos, poems and photos, trees, winter

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ginkgo, haiku, nature, park, peace, photography, photos, pledge, poetry, tree, under, winter

under the ginkgo
yet another pledge
for peace

downstream by tom clausen

03 Tuesday Mar 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, nature, paths, photos, plants, poems and photos, tanka, winter

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different, downstream, dried, nature, photography, photos, plant, poetry, tanka, today, yesterday

who we are today,
imperceptibly,
yet inevitably
a bit different
from yesterday …

budding by tom clausen

16 Monday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, fungus, haiku, nature, paths, photos, plants, poems and photos, trees, winter

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budding, buds, fungi, haiku, lichen, photography, photos, poetry, thaw, thawing, winter

a thawing
how easy to say
what I couldn’t say

which way by tom clausen

13 Friday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in close up details, dogs, haiku, nature, paths, photos, poems and photos, snow, winter

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dogs, down, haiku, looking, photography, photos, poetry, snow, the way, which way, winter

snowy down
looking for the way
to go

frozen reset by tom clausen

08 Sunday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, haiku, nature, paths, photos, poems and photos, snow, winter

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alone, degrees, frigid, frozen, haiku, nature, photography, photos, poetry, snow, temperature, winter, zero

zero degrees
going out
alone

almost home by tom clausen

05 Thursday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, haiku, light, nature, paths, photos, poems and photos, snow, winter

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almost, bright, haiku, home, light, nature, path, photography, photos, poetry, snow, snowman, stare, sun, winter

the snowman…
in a hard locked stare
at the sun

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