peace prayers by tom clausen

15 Wednesday Apr 2026

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

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garden, haiku, nature, peace, photography, photos, plants, poetry, prayers, shrubs, signs, spring, trees

peace prayers-
the signs of every plant
without words

stones and snake by tom clausen

09 Thursday Apr 2026

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

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finding, garter snake, haiku, life, nature, photography, photos, poetry, snakes, spring, stones, way

stones-
a snake finding its way
in this life

moving day by tom clausen

01 Wednesday Apr 2026

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

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after, downpour, haiku, moving, moving day, nature, photography, photos, poetry, rain, snail, spring

after the downpour
a snail
on the move…

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

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peace prayers by tom clausen

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