closing in – tom clausen

17 Monday Aug 2026

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

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close up, closing in, dust, flowers, haiku, nature, photography, photos, poetry, prayer bowl, Queen Anne's Lace, silence, summer

in the prayer bowl
the silence
of dust

gold dust by tom clausen

17 Sunday May 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, bees, close up details, Dim Sum, flowers, haiku, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, Published Poems, spring

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bee, dandelion, dust, flower, gold, gold dust, haiku, old, photography, photos, poetry, pollen, redbud, spring, tiny, trunk

from the trunk
of the old redbud
a tiny flower

angel dust by tom clausen

06 Friday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, forests, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, snow, trees, winter

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angels, behind, better, dust, ever, felt, further, parents, past, photography, photos, poetry, slip, snow, tanka, winter, wondering

wondering if this is what
my parents felt,
in their own time
seeing a better past
slip ever further behind