contented -tom clausen

05 Saturday Sep 2026

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

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attic, clean, flowers, letters, nature, parents, photography, photos, poetry, read, rose of sharon, summer, tanka

in the attic to clean
I read letters from my parents
to each other…
so many things
that cannot be thrown out

phoebe by tom clausen

11 Thursday Dec 2025

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

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bird call, clean, cleared, empty, father, haiku, milkweed, milkweed pod, nature, phoebe, photography, photos, poetry, snow, winter

“phoebe, phoebe”
my father
used to answer

ginkgo by tom clausen

16 Thursday Nov 2023

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, autumn, close up details, clouds, leaves, light, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, tanka, trees

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autumn, chores, clean, ginkgo, Ithaca, leaves, nature, organize, photography, photos, poetry, sunlight, tanka, trees, words

I use the words
chores, organize, clean
and yet
these autumn clouds
and trees