receptors by tom clausen

28 Saturday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, fungus, haiku, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, winter

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another, branch, country, fallen, fungi, haiku, lichens, Milky Way, photography, photos, poetry, winter

in another country
from a flatcar
the Milky Way

snow white by tom clausen

24 Tuesday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, haiku, landscapes, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, snow, winter

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haiku, more, nature, photography, photos, poetry, snow, soft spoken, windowsill, winter

soft spoken-
on her windowsill
more snow…

glassware by tom clausen

22 Sunday Feb 2026

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

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aware, glassware, haiku, heart, maple, maple key, photography, photos, poetry, seeds, winter

handling
glassware
aware of the heart

one leaf by tom clausen

21 Saturday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, leaves, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, tanka, winter

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ironic, leaf, leaves, letting go, life, love, nature, oak leaf, photography, photos, poetry, snow, tanka, time, winter

how ironic
coming to love
this life and world
and at the same time
letting it all go …

micro by tom clausen

19 Thursday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, fungus, haiku, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, winter

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better, close-up, details, do photos, fungi, haiku, lichen, micro, nature, photography, poetry, what, winter

lichen
what could we do
better

drip dropping by tom clausen

19 Thursday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, Dim Sum, haiku, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, trees, winter

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dropping, drops, foggy, haiku, horse, mind, no, photography, photos, poetry, rain

raindrop
a world within
this world

**

a horse
in the rain
no mind

feather light by tom clausen

17 Tuesday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, birds, close up details, haiku, Heron's Nest, light, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, sun, winter

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feather, flying, haiku, hand, Heron's Nest, light, now, palm, photography, photos, poetry, sun, winter

now flying
by itself
a feather

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

angel dust by tom clausen

06 Friday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, forests, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, snow, trees, winter

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angels, behind, better, dust, ever, felt, further, parents, past, photography, photos, poetry, slip, snow, tanka, winter, wondering

wondering if this is what
my parents felt,
in their own time
seeing a better past
slip ever further behind

shadowlands by tom clausen

03 Tuesday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, Dim Sum, forests, haiku, landscapes, nature, paths, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, shadows, snow, trees, Wabi Sabi, winter

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fence, forest, haiku, holding, in, nature, out, photography, photos, poetry, shadowlands, shadows, snow, wabi sabi, winter, woods

a wabi sabi fence
holding nothing in
or out

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