glistening- tom clausen

17 Friday Jul 2026

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

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blossom, faster, flowers, glistening, light, more, nature, poetry, reverie, summer, tanka, traffic, want

in a reverie
at the long traffic light
it occurs to me
why would I want
to do more, faster

red stillness – tom clausen

15 Wednesday Jul 2026

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

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beginning, blossom, ending, flowers, haiku, nature, photography, photos, poetry, red, stillness, summer, time, universe

all the time
ending and beginning
the universe

berry time – tom clausen

12 Sunday Jul 2026

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

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berries, beyond, great-looking, haiku, more, photography, photos, poetry, reach, summer, time

just beyond reach
more
great-looking berries

captive- tom clausen

10 Friday Jul 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, fields, leaves, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, Published Poems, summer, tanka, vines

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captive, ironic, letting it all go, nature, photography, photos, poetry, summer, tanka, time, twine, vines, wprld

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

chicory blue-tom clausen

08 Wednesday Jul 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, flowers, nature, paths, photos, plants, poems and photos, Published Poems, summer, tanka

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blue, chicory, faster, light, long, mee, more, nature, occurs, photography, photos, poetry, reverie, summer, tanka, traffic, want, why

in a reverie
at the long traffic light
it occurs to me
why would I want
to do more, faster

busy bee-tom clausen

07 Tuesday Jul 2026

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

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bee, bees, busy, clover, haiku, honey bee, nature, photography, photos, poetry, summer

busy
as a bee
a bee

lake willoughby- tom clausen

02 Thursday Jul 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, lakes and rivers, landscapes, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, summer, tanka

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combine, family, hike, hikes, Lake Willoughby, light, photography, photos, poetry, summer, tanka, top, trail, Vermont

on the trail to the top
my family hikes best
during the time
they combine
to make light of me

shadow- tom clausen

22 Monday Jun 2026

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

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calling, cat, insect, leaf, light, lost, nature, photography, photos, poetry, shadow, spring, wind chimes

calling
for the lost cat…
wind chimes

illumination- tom clausen

21 Sunday Jun 2026

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

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breeze, haiku, illumination, leaf, leaves, light, nature, photography, photos, pilgrimage, poetry, spring, sun, yard

short pilgrimage…
some sun
in the side yard

droplet – tom clausen

19 Friday Jun 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, haiku, leaves, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, Published Poems, raindrops, reflections, spring, water reflections

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calm, close-up, droplet, haiku, leaf, leaves, magnified, morning, nature, photography, photos, poetry, raindrop, reflection, rest, spring

morning calm
at rest
in reflection…

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Category Archives: Published Poems

glistening- tom clausen

red stillness – tom clausen

berry time – tom clausen

captive- tom clausen

chicory blue-tom clausen

busy bee-tom clausen

lake willoughby- tom clausen

shadow- tom clausen

illumination- tom clausen

droplet – tom clausen