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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

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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

straight up by tom clausen

15 Friday May 2015

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evergreens, forests, haiku, Ithaca, light, New York State, photography, pines, poetry, spring, stands, walking, woods, writing

sentinel pine-
roots running every which way
showered in moonlight

the closeness of the reach  for light...

the closeness
of the reach
for light…

home by tom clausen

15 Friday May 2015

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fences, haiku, home, lilacs, park, paths, photography, poetry, seasons, spring, walking, writing

heavy rain-
lilac blooms smush
against the window

the way home so many times in sun, wind or rain

the way home
so many times
in sun, wind or rain

always now by tom clausen

14 Thursday May 2015

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haiku, Ithaca, North Point, photography, poetry, reflections, spring, Taughannock Park

taking me back…
water laps gently
at the shore

by the lake the clouds drift in time...

by the lake
the clouds drift
in time…

railroad tie series by tom clausen

14 Thursday May 2015

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creosote, haiku, photography, poetry, railroads, senryu, spring, ties, tracks, trains, weathering

walking the tracks
my thoughts
go nowhere…

the ties that bind remain

the ties
that bind
remain

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after the train
looking in the ballast
for the penny

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neighbor’s garden by tom clausen

14 Thursday May 2015

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flowers, gardens, haiku, neighbors, New York State, photography, poetry, rock gardens, spring, stones, zen

forsythia-
in the yard again
moving stones

 

how many ways to find a place to be free...

how many ways
to find a place
to be free…

gazing by tom clausen

14 Thursday May 2015

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art, gardens, haiku, history, Indiana, peace, photography, poetry, rest, Richmond, sculpture, seasons, spring, weather, zen

in the waiting room
   checking the plant
          for reality

gazing from the historical center grounds

gazing
from the historical center
grounds

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sunning by tom clausen

13 Wednesday May 2015

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Glen Miller Park, haiku, Indiana, logs, nature, photography, poetry, Richmond, slow, spring, sunning, taking it easy, time, turtles, water, zen

lunch alone
without a book
I read my mind

sunning  the day away turtle time...

sunning
the day away
turtle time…

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how relaxing
to watch a turtle
do anything…

sunning the day away turtle time...

stretching
as only a turtle can…

rippled clouds series 47

13 Wednesday May 2015

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art, found art, fountains, Glen Miller Park, Indiana, nature, philosophy, photography, poetry, ponds, reflections, Richmond, ripples, seasons, senryu, spring, surreal, surrealism, water, waters, zen

trying to figure
how to spend it…
a little free time

breeze rippled clouds on the water day dream

breeze rippled
clouds on the water
day dream

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