so many ways by tom clausen

24 Friday Apr 2026

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

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I watch my children
joyfully little and innocent
of everything ahead-
too much I know
too much to tell

combing by tom tom clausen

22 Wednesday Apr 2026

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

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bee, blossoms, busy, combing, dandelion, flowers, honeybee, nature, photography, photos, poetry, spring

busy
as a bee
a bee

touching by tom clausen

22 Wednesday Apr 2026

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

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apple, blossoms, blush, first, flowers, haiku, nature, photography, photos, poetry, spring, touching, tree

first blush
two blossoms
touching

spring snow by tom clausen

21 Tuesday Apr 2026

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

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despite, flowers, haiku, lilacs, nature, photography, photos, poetry, snow, spring, spring flowers, spring snow

despite
the spring snow
spring flowers

red slippers by tom clausen

20 Monday Apr 2026

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

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balance, haiku, nature, photography, photos, poetry, rain, raindrops, red, redbud, slippers, spring

redbud slippers
big enough to balance
a raindrop

little raindrops by tom clausen

17 Friday Apr 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, fields, haiku, leaves, nature, poems and photos, Published Poems, raindrops, spring, water reflections

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day, haiku, haiku day, leaves, little, nature, photography, photos, poetry, rain, raindrops, spring

haiku day
little raindrops
for little leaves

trout lily by tom clausen

17 Friday Apr 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, flowers, gorges, haiku, lakes and rivers, nature, photos, plants, poems and photos, Published Poems, spring, waterfalls

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flowers, haiku, nature, photography, photos, poetry, reach, sound, spring, trout lily, waterfalls

the sound of the falls
within reach
trout lily

peace prayers by tom clausen

15 Wednesday Apr 2026

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

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garden, haiku, nature, peace, photography, photos, plants, poetry, prayers, shrubs, signs, spring, trees

peace prayers-
the signs of every plant
without words

catkin by tom clausen

15 Wednesday Apr 2026

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

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at the old parking lot
the sparrows bathe
in a big puddle
sometimes I’m so happy
just to be here as witness

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all these times
I’ve whispered to myself
‘how beautiful’

rusty grate by tom clausen

13 Monday Apr 2026

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

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gone, grate, letter, Mexico, nature, parents, parts, photography, photos, poetry, rusty grate, spring, tanka

reading an old letter
I wrote to my parents
from Mexico…
so many parts of me
gone with them

	Tom's Nature-up-clos… on peace prayers by tom clau…
	Poetry Blog Digest 2… on carriage by tom clausen
	syavaniski on the weight by tom clausen
	amorentreestrellas on coltsfoot by tom clausen
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