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Haiku by Tanya McDonald, 9-12-26, at Mann Library

13 Sunday Sep 2026

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patchwork sky
the crows without
a hawk to hound

-Tanya McDonald

probing – tom clausen

13 Sunday Sep 2026

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enso 
life 
so filled 
and emptied 
everyday

Haiku by Tanya McDonald, 9-11-26, at Mann Library

12 Saturday Sep 2026

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6% downgrade
the Mesozoic
in seconds

-Tanya McDonald

differentiation – tom clausen

12 Saturday Sep 2026

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cloud shadows
pass over the hills
… so easily

Haiku by Tanya McDonald, 9-10-26, at Mann Library

11 Friday Sep 2026

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prairie walk
our conversation
mostly pauses

-Tanya McDonald

pollinator – tom clausen

11 Friday Sep 2026

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eye to eye
flowering
for everyone

umbel- tom clausen

09 Wednesday Sep 2026

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the hypnotist
describes her technique
sound of the stream

Haiku by Tanya McDonald, 9-09-26, at Mann Library

09 Wednesday Sep 2026

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Agate Beach—
the evenly spaced
whimbrels

-Tanya McDonald

Haiku by Tanya McDonald, 9-08-26, at Mann Library

09 Wednesday Sep 2026

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box of old letters—
arriving at the strata
of condolences

-Tanya McDonald

trilobite- tom clausen

09 Wednesday Sep 2026

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mother’s fossils
it has been several decades
since my last look

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