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beyond words- tom clausen

01 Wednesday Jul 2026

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

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mother
always said
“choose wisely”

anticipation – tom clausen

11 Tuesday Jun 2024

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, haiku, nature, photos, poems and photos, spring, summer

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i still hear
my mother say
‘choose wisely’

brittle ice by tom clausen

07 Sunday Jan 2024

Posted by Tom Clausen in A Work of Love, americana, close up details, haiku, ice, Ithaca, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, puddles, winter

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brittle ice
how carefully we must
choose our words

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