flying by tom clausen

02 Thursday Apr 2026

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

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attracted, flying, nature, photography, photos, plants, poems, poetry, spring, tanka, wings

what attracted me most
to the poem
had not so much to do
with the poem
but that she liked it…

moving day by tom clausen

01 Wednesday Apr 2026

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

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after, downpour, haiku, moving, moving day, nature, photography, photos, poetry, rain, snail, spring

after the downpour
a snail
on the move…

coltsfoot by tom clausen

31 Tuesday Mar 2026

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

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beginning, coltsfoot, doubt, flowers, friend, nature, photography, photos, poetry, spring, tanka, tentative, who I am

the tentative start up
of talk . . .
to a new friend?
beginning the old doubt
of just who I am, again?

understated by tom clausen

30 Monday Mar 2026

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

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another, close-up, exist, fungi, lichen, nature, photography, photos, poetry, retreat, tanka, this world, understated

it occurs to me
to retreat
from this world-
as if another world
might exist

searching by tom clausen

28 Saturday Mar 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, spring, vines

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important, nature, once, passes by, photography, photos, poetry, remind, spring, tanka, trees, vines, wind

the wind in the trees
reminds me
that what once was
so important
just passes by

algae by tom clausen

27 Friday Mar 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, ponds, spring, sun, tanka

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algae, around, expense, ideal, logistics, nature, photography, photos, poetry, sun, tanka, trip, world

the logistics
not to mention the expense
has turned out ideal
this trip around the world
while lying in bed

softness by tom clausen

26 Thursday Mar 2026

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

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alot, enough, forget, haiku, nature, old, photography, photos, pod, poetry, seed, softness, spring, trees

old enough
to forget
a lot

one together by tom clausen

24 Tuesday Mar 2026

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

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all at once, even song, haiku, nature, once, one, one together, peepers, photography, photos, plants, poetry, Queen Anne's Lace, spring, spring peepers, together

even song
the spring peepers
all at once

old love by tom clausen

24 Tuesday Mar 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in A Work of Love, americana, close up details, flowers, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, spring, tanka

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flowers, friends, gathering, love, nature, old, one by one, photos, poetry, solace, spent, spring, strenght, tanka, years, youth

my youth spent
gathering strength and solace
of friends near and far
these short years later
losing them one by one

within by tom clausen

23 Monday Mar 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, haiku, nature, photos, poems and photos, raindrops, reflections, spring, trees, water reflections

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another, drop, haiku, nature, photography, photos, poetry, rain, raindrops, reflections, spring, within, world

within
the raindrop
yet another world…

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