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treading water – tom clausen

30 Friday Oct 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, autumn, haiku, Ithaca, nature, photos, poems and photos, reflections, water reflections

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treading water
in the deep end
our conversation

life lines by tom clausen

07 Thursday Mar 2024

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

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he is about to be
deployed
but in the rain
they exchange vows
before a double rainbow

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