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burning out by tom clausen

10 Saturday Jan 2026

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behind the drug store
their last drag
before going in

Mann Library Daily Haiku by Paul Chambers 1-08-26

09 Friday Jan 2026

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faint evening snow
the heron’s dive
deepens the cold

-Paul Chambers

reflection by tom clausen

09 Friday Jan 2026

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snowmelt puddle
while it can
holding a tree

Mann Library Daily Haiku by Paul Chambers 1-07-26

08 Thursday Jan 2026

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lengthening light
a fallen elm
bridges the stream banks

-Paul Chambers

fallen by tom clausen

08 Thursday Jan 2026

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thaw…
leaves that come out
of the snow

Mann Library Daily Haiku by Paul Chambers 1-06-26

07 Wednesday Jan 2026

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leaden skies
a calf drinking rain
from a tractor track

-Paul Chambers

opening by tom clausen

07 Wednesday Jan 2026

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fungi
in the winter rain
exhale

hindsight by tom clausen

06 Tuesday Jan 2026

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life
in hindsight
a dream

Mann Library Daily Haiku by Paul Chambers 1-04-26

05 Monday Jan 2026

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failing light –
snow trampled to mud
around the hayrack

-Paul Chambers

three of a kind by tom clausen

05 Monday Jan 2026

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

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full moon …
i’ll get back to myself
someday

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