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still life trio by tom clausen

05 Friday Jun 2015

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Narragansett, nature, ocean, photography, poetry, Rhode Island, sand, Scarborough State Beach, seas, surf, tanka, tide

ambivalence
I believe is what
I’ve come to, sitting here
watching wave after wave
land itself

all across the beach the stranded still life's of the day...

all across the beach
the stranded still life’s
of the day…

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bent by tom clausen

05 Friday Jun 2015

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haiku, hiking, lean-to, nails, New York State, Pharaoh Lake, photography, poetry, wabi sabi, worn smooth

campsite lean-to…
as I read the log book
mosquitoes drop by

bent over from the beginning all these years

bent over
from the beginning
all these years

10 Statements – Vanessa Morgan

04 Thursday Jun 2015

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Sharing along a perspective well worth sharing along…

Karen's avatarMy train of thoughts on...

Avalon & Vanessa Avalon & Vanessa

Vanessa Morgan is an author, screenwriter, and blogger.

Two of her works, The Strangers Outside and A Good Man, have been turned into films. Her short film script Next to Her is currently in pre-production.

When she’s not working on her latest book, you can find her reading, watching horror movies, digging through flea markets, or photographing felines for her blog Traveling Cats (http://travelling-cats.blogspot.com). Avalon has appeared in several of her books and films.

Social media links

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vanessa-Morgan/50159391888

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My personal motto:

“Become your dream.”

“I work hard so my cat can have a better life.”  🙂

10 statements
  1. A typical work day begins with… checking my daily to-do list, and then tackling everything that’s on there one by one.
  2. I lose track of time… when I’m at a film…

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homeless by tom clausen

04 Thursday Jun 2015

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hard times, homeless, Manhattan, New York City, photography, poetry, sad, sidewalks, sleeping, street life, strength, struggle, survival, tanka, together, writing

the strength
to find a way
each day…
the long  night’s
between days

mid town Manhattan- so many places become home on the street

mid town Manhattan-
so many places become home
on the street

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last light by tom clausen

04 Thursday Jun 2015

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light, ocean, photography, poetry, Rhode Island, Roger Wheeler State Beach, sand, seas, sunset, tanka, tide, waves

this procession
of sunset light
lapping and overlapping itself
I say very little
as the tide goes out

the last light of the day slips back to sea...

the last light
of the day
slips back to sea…

beach sand by tom clausen

04 Thursday Jun 2015

Posted by Tom Clausen in nature, ocean imagery, poems and photos

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Narragansett, nature, ocean, photography, poetry, Rhode Island, sand, Scarborough State Beach, seas, tanka, time, writing

each corner rounded off
in the back and forth
along the tide line…
maybe our pettiness
will ebb away too

beach sand the element of time ground down

beach sand
the element of time
ground down

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beach combing by tom clausen

04 Thursday Jun 2015

Posted by Tom Clausen in nature, ocean imagery, poems and photos, Wabi Sabi

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May, Narragansett, ocean, poetry, Rhode Island, sand, Scarborough State Beach, seas, spring, surf, tanka, tide, waves, writing

as waves come and go
i think over what is good
and bad in my life…
this endless folly
of me being me

the constant design and redesign at the tide line

the constant
design and redesign
at the tide line

lichen by tom clausen

02 Tuesday Jun 2015

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leaves, lichen, Narragansett, nature, photography, poetry, Rhode Island, Scarborough Beach, spring

foundation  of the old barn home for lichen

foundation
of the old barn
home for lichen

lady slipper by tom clausen

02 Tuesday Jun 2015

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forests, hiking, lady slipper, Lake Pharaoh, nature, New York State, outback, photography, poetry, spring, trails, wilderness, wildflowers, woods

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fragile beauty
in the woods
a moment

the koan of a blossom brevity

the koan
of a blossom
brevity

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yesterday by tom clausen

02 Tuesday Jun 2015

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fences, nature, photography, poetry, spring

take out-
a cardinal with a worm
flies away

a cardinal engaged with a worm briefly...

a cardinal
engaged with a worm
briefly…

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done with the worm
taking quick note of me
and flying away

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