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falling apart by tom clausen

18 Friday Oct 2019

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, cats, Gusts, mailboxes, nature, poems and photos, Published Poems, tanka, Tom poems at other sites

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gusts  no. 30

 

the world
may be falling
apart
yet my skittish cat
settles on my lap

I’m not even looking
for anything
second time out
to the empty
mailbox

autumn at treman by tom clausen

13 Tuesday Nov 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in autumn, gorges, Ithaca, lakes and rivers, leaves, nature, parks, paths, poems and photos, tanka, trees, waterfalls

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again this year
the leaves fall
and I watch…
the world as it is
a great mystery

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color therapy by tom clausen

15 Friday Jun 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, flowers, gardens, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, plants, poems and photos, spring, tanka

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asked to arrange
the flowers in a vase
I put them in any which way-
so glad there are some things
which can’t go wrong

 

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mind reflection by tom clausen

19 Thursday Apr 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, Ithaca, leaves, nature, parks, poems and photos, ponds, puddles, reflections, spring, tanka, trees, Wabi Sabi, water reflections, winter

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my wife asks
what it is I want-
there it is, that question
not even I
can answer

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Sapsucker Woods pond reflection...
Sapsucker Woods pond reflection loop...
Sapsucker Woods logged into a dream...
reflection from Sapsucker Woods boardwalk through woodland back waters. 3-27-17
reflection photo from Sapsucker Woods boardwalk through woodland back waters. 3-27-17
reflection from Sapsucker Woods boardwalk through woodland back waters. 3-27-17.
reflections at apsucker Woods main pond reflections... 3-27-17
reflection at apsucker Woods main pond reflections... 3-27-17
reflection -Sapsucker Woods main pond reflections... 3-27-17
reflection overlays of bare trees in standing water big puddles with their treasury of leaves in Sapsucker Woods 3-27-17.
reflection overlays of bare trees in standing water big puddles with their treasury of leaves in Sapsucker Woods 3-27-17..
reflection overlays of bare trees in standing water big puddles with their treasury of leaves in Sapsucker Woods 3-27-17...
reflection at Sapsucker Woods ...

taken by the wind by tom clausen

05 Thursday Apr 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, cemeteries, close up details, Ithaca, nature, poems and photos, puddles, reflections, spring, Wabi Sabi, water reflections

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the wind
must have carried
the little flag
from a grave to a puddle
at the cemetery gate…

 

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tree dreams by tom clausen

19 Monday Mar 2018

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so many chances
in a day
to say something to you,
but here it is
growing late

 

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springing by tom clausen

19 Monday Mar 2018

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, clouds, fields, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, poems and photos, puddles, reflections, spring, sun, Wabi Sabi, water reflections

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this back road drive
past so many places
along the way
what is it in these hills
just beyond my reach

 

brook beside our house with Late afternoon sun sparkling .. parts of the creek are still frozen and the open water goes under ice in places but was running nicely this afternoon... 3-19-
clouds covered it but were just thin enough that you could look right at the disc of the sun which looked quite a bit like the moon...3-19-17
clouds covered it but were just thin enough that you could look right at the disc of the sun which looked quite a bit like the moon..
clouds covered it but were just thin enough that you could look right at the disc of the sun which looked quite a bit like the moon.3-19-17
clouds covered it but were just thin enough that you could look right at the disc of the sun which looked quite a bit like the moon...3-19-17-
clouded sun
reservoir sun sparkles ...
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december light by tom clausen

06 Wednesday Dec 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, clouds, fields, gardens, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, parks, paths, poems and photos, ponds, reflections, trees, Wabi Sabi, water reflections, winter

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december light…
as i walk around
these aspirations
to keep busy
doing nothing

 

 

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many legs by tom clausen

20 Wednesday Sep 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, autumn, close up details, Ithaca, landscapes, nature, poems and photos, roads, summer, tanka, Wabi Sabi

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the happiness
of very little
going on …
many legs walking
from summer into fall..

on many legs walking from summer into fall..

time was by tom clausen

15 Friday Sep 2017

Posted by Tom Clausen in close up details, flowers, gardens, Ithaca, leaves, nature, parks, plants, poems and photos, summer, sun, tanka, trees, Wabi Sabi

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out of view
I read autumn poems
while my wife talks to a friend,
their light laughter
lifts me from the page

 

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a little fly has landed....
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