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fuzzy by tom clausen

18 Thursday Jun 2015

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beauty, flowers, haiku, Ithaca, New York, photography, poetry, seasons, summer, writing

the sun
between showers
the blossoms

a fuzzy batch of blossoms- plans change

a fuzzy
batch of blossoms-
plans change

beams by tom clausen

17 Wednesday Jun 2015

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art, beauty, design, Finger Lakes, haiku, Ithaca, joists, leaning, pegs, photography, poetry, posts, summer, time, tongue and groove

for the night
an abandoned barn-
so many stories

the old barn leaning further this year...

the old barn
leaning further
this year…

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one night in the barn  I search the rafters - the quality of  the workmanship

one night in the barn
I search the rafters
– the quality of the workmanship

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knot holes by tom clausen

16 Tuesday Jun 2015

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beauty, design, eyes, haiku, introspection, Ithaca, knot holes, knots, New York, patterns, photography, planks, poetry, texture, time, wabi sabi, weathered, weathering, wood, wood grain

my eye-
a knot hole
in the old barn

knot holes giving a peek into the old barn...

the children
peek
into the old barn…

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looking on line about another symptom the hypochondriac

looking on line
about another symptom
the hypochondriac

evening light by tom clausen

11 Thursday Jun 2015

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evening, haiku, Ithaca, lawns, light, pensive, photography, poetry, shadows, summer, waiting, watching

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one generation
pushes another
in a swing
evening light stretches across  the fresh cut lawn

evening light
stretches across
the fresh cut lawn

libe slope by tom clausen

10 Wednesday Jun 2015

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evening, Ithaca, Libe Slope, light, New York, sky, stillness, summer, sunset, transition

the homeless man
asks us
to take him home…

arriving to see the sunset... the moment it  slipped below the horizon

arriving to see
the sunset… the moment
it slipped below the horizon

cloud gallery by tom clausen

06 Saturday Jun 2015

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Ithaca, june, light, meditation, photography, poetry, sky, spring, summer, tanka, transcience, walking

Pushed by the wind
at the far end of the sky
a few clouds…
I can see that what I want
keeps changing too

 

"I've looked at life from both sides now... -Judy Collins

“I’ve looked at life
from both sides now…
-Judy Collins

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slow and easy by tom clausen

02 Tuesday Jun 2015

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easy, flowers, gardens, Ithaca, nature, New York, photography, pink, poetry, slow, snail, snails, spring, tanka, time

the city
and all it’s business
including a snail
finding it’s way
in a garden…

the importance of taking it slow and easy...

the importance
of taking it slow
and easy…

100 years… rubble by tom clausen

16 Saturday May 2015

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demolition, destruction, haiku, houses, housing, Ithaca, Linden Avenue, passage, photography, poetry, Royal Palms, writing

summer night…
the scent of 100 years
in rubble

one day here, the next day  gone like everything and everyone...

one day here,
the next day
gone
like everything
and everyone…

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back yard by tom clausen

15 Friday May 2015

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Finger Lakes, haiku, Ithaca, New York State, overcast, photography, poetry, spring, trees, writing

early morning fog-
in the cereal bowl
the spoon clinks

back yard the overcast contrasts nicely with  the colors

back yard
the overcast contrasts nicely
with the colors

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old railroad bed by tom clausen

15 Friday May 2015

Posted by Tom Clausen in landscapes, paths, poems and photos, trains

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cycling, Delaware and Hudson, green, haiku, Ithaca, paths, photography, poetry, rails to trails, recreation way, South Hill, spring, walk way, writing

train receding
its wake in the grasses
still waving…

the bike path with leaves arrived so welcome

the bike path
with leaves arrived
so welcome

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