trust- tom clausen

08 Saturday Aug 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, deer, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, summer, tanka

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across, asks, cows, deer, fence, flies, gaze, honestly, life, looks, nature, ok, photos, poetry, summer, tanka, think, trust, wife

as we gaze across the fence
my wife asks what I think
about a cow’s life
and honestly it looks quite okay
except for all those flies

wispy – tom clausen

06 Thursday Aug 2026

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

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broken, fragile, glass, leave it, nature, others, photography, photos, poetry, summer, tanka, unwashed, wispy

I leave it
unwashed,
her fragile glass
like others
I’ve broken before

fancy free- tom clausen

20 Monday Jul 2026

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

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around, bed, expense, fancy free, ideal turned, logistics, lying, mention, photography, photos, poetry, summer, tanka, the world, trip, vines

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

drenched -tom clausen

19 Sunday 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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carries on, chicory, drenched, flower, fountain, life, nature, photography, photos, poetry, rain, summer, tanka

for all that
I will not get to
in this life
the fountain carries on
in the rain

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

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

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

traffic stoppers -tom clausen

23 Tuesday Jun 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, Ithaca, nature, photos, poems and photos, roads, summer, tanka

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following, geese, leader, photography, photos, poetry, single file, stopping, summer, tanka, traffic

single file
slowly following
the leader
the traffic stops
for the geese to pass…

matrix by tom clausen

12 Tuesday May 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, gardens, landscapes, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, Published Poems, spring, tanka

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alone, desire, gardens, landscapes, life, matrix, nature, photography, photos, poems, poetry, red, sedum, spring, swept away, tanka

this desire to just be
alone
with all these poems
swept away again and again
by the bigger poem of my life

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