path home – tom clausen

31 Saturday Oct 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in Akitsu Quarterly, americana, autumn, deer, haiku, landscapes, nature, paths, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems

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autumn, buck rubs, fence, haiku, Ithaca, low clouds, nature, photography, photos, poetry, red, sumac

low clouds
buck rubs
scar the sumac

trust- tom clausen

08 Saturday Aug 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, deer, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, summer, tanka

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across, asks, cows, deer, fence, flies, gaze, honestly, life, looks, nature, ok, photos, poetry, summer, tanka, think, trust, wife

as we gaze across the fence
my wife asks what I think
about a cow’s life
and honestly it looks quite okay
except for all those flies

daisies by tom clausen

11 Thursday Jun 2026

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

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blossoming, both sides, crowd, daisies, daisy, fence, fence line, flowers, haiku, nature, photography, photos, spring

both sides
of the fence line
a crowd of daisies

shadowlands by tom clausen

03 Tuesday Feb 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, Dim Sum, forests, haiku, landscapes, nature, paths, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, shadows, snow, trees, Wabi Sabi, winter

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fence, forest, haiku, holding, in, nature, out, photography, photos, poetry, shadowlands, shadows, snow, wabi sabi, winter, woods

a wabi sabi fence
holding nothing in
or out