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this complete enigma by tom clausen

01 Sunday Dec 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in poems and photos, Published Poems, tanka

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Lynx- XVII:1, February, 2002


out in the yard
the crow caws crazily
as if it knows my life
quite like
the compost i leave…

**


with my son
we pass the house
where he was conceived –
a certain run down look
weeds in the window box

**

not much celebration
to this winter solstice
but the neighbors maple
just big enough for a squirrel
and two bird nests


**



the deep blue sky
goes so far
yet the photo has borders
like those we come to
in our love…



**


its a little flaw
i’ve come to accept
as it may be…
these overmatched feelings
loving too much

**


cold rain
in another town
the streets empty –
from one house
a gift of wood smoke



**



this complete enigma
of me wanting more solitude,
then company in turn
on my terms
at just the right time


**



I have seen the cat
sleep most of the day
and yet seem satisfied
my calendar says to show
a cat a piece of gold


holding on by tom clausen

24 Thursday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, autumn, close up details, haiku, leaves, nature, poems and photos, Wabi Sabi

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holding on
to the rain
that brought it down…

 

holding on to the rain that brought it down...

still to be by tom clausen

24 Thursday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, gorges, haiku, lakes and rivers, leaves, nature, poems and photos, trees, water reflections

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autumn…
so much
still to be…

 

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after everything by tom clausen

24 Thursday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, haiku, leaves, nature, paths, poems and photos, trees

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autumn again-
after everything
I pour her tea

 

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before the leaves fall by tom clausen

24 Thursday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, haiku, leaves, nature, parks, paths, poems and photos

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before
the leaves fall
silent witness

 

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leaves adrift…by tom clausen

23 Wednesday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, haiku, leaves, nature, poems and photos, ponds, reflections, trees, Wabi Sabi, water reflections

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fall colors-
into the lake
one thought after another

 

leaves adrift...

autumn silence by tom clausen

23 Wednesday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, close up details, gardens, haiku, leaves, nature, paths, poems and photos, rust, Wabi Sabi

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autumn silence-
clippers rusted shut
in the garden

 

autumn silence-

going back by tom clausen

23 Wednesday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, clouds, gorges, haiku, Ithaca, nature, poems and photos, water reflections

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going back to sleep
with hopes
for another dream …

 

going back to sleep with hopes for another dream ...

what I did today by tom clausen

23 Wednesday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, autumn, haiku, landscapes, nature, paths, plants, poems and photos, trees

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when she asks
what I did today…
look at autumn trees

 

subtle autumn tones like this one and in other places a great light brightness...

red light by tom clausen

21 Monday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, haiku, leaves, nature, poems and photos, trees

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autumn colors-
how assertive
she becomes

 

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