leaps of faith – tom clausen

26 Saturday Sep 2026

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, autumn, close up details, haiku, insects, leaves, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, tanka

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again, autumn, faith, fall, grasshopper, leaps, leaves, photography, photos, poetry, tanka, too much, watch, world, year

again this year
the leaves fall
and I watch…
the world as it is
still too much

fitting in by tom clausen

27 Wednesday Dec 2023

Posted by Tom Clausen in americana, close up details, Cornell, Ithaca, nature, paths, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, tanka, winter

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acorns, children, everything, fitting in, innocence, Ithaca, joyfully, knowing, little, nature, photography, photos, poetry, tanka, tell, too much, winter

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

holy roof by tom clausen

24 Sunday Dec 2023

Posted by Tom Clausen in abandoned buildings, americana, barns, light, nature, photos, poems and photos, Published Poems, tanka

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barn roof, barns, days, holes, holy light, light, nature, night, photography, photos, poetry, roof, tanka, too much, welcome

some days seem
altogether too much,
but then
so welcome
it becomes the night

another year

24 Friday Nov 2023

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

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autumn, falling, inevitability, leaves, nature, photography, photos, poetry, tanka, too much, world, years

another year
the inevitability
of leaves falling,
the world as it is
still too much