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?

algae by tom clausen

27 Friday Mar 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, ponds, spring, sun, tanka

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algae, around, expense, ideal, logistics, nature, photography, photos, poetry, sun, tanka, trip, world

the logistics
not to mention the expense
has turned out ideal
this trip around the world
while lying in bed

softness by tom clausen

26 Thursday Mar 2026

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

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alot, enough, forget, haiku, nature, old, photography, photos, pod, poetry, seed, softness, spring, trees

old enough
to forget
a lot

one together by tom clausen

24 Tuesday Mar 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, fields, frogs, haiku, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, spring

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all at once, even song, haiku, nature, once, one, one together, peepers, photography, photos, plants, poetry, Queen Anne's Lace, spring, spring peepers, together

even song
the spring peepers
all at once

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…

crocus by tom clausen

12 Thursday Mar 2026

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

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crocus, diary, flowers, memories, photography, photos, poetry, rebuilt, spring, sun, who

old diary
rebuilt memories
of who i was

perfection by tom clausen 3-09-26

10 Tuesday Mar 2026

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

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blossom, flowers, haiku, nature, perfection, photography, photos, poetry, spring

to get this
perfection
so much winter

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

standing tall by tom clausen

15 Sunday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, gardens, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, Published Poems, snow, tanka, winter

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card, garden, nature, path, photography, photos, pick up, snow, tanka, winter, wreckage, yard, year

as I pick up
winter wreckage
from our yard, it sinks in
no card from her
this year

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coltsfoot by tom clausen

algae by tom clausen

softness by tom clausen

one together by tom clausen

waiting in the wings by tom clausen

crocus by tom clausen

perfection by tom clausen 3-09-26

downstream by tom clausen

budding by tom clausen

standing tall by tom clausen