Tom Clausen
Born 1951 in Ithaca, New York, USA
Living in Ithaca, New York, USA
https://tomclausen.com/
depending
on the universe
the road keeps going...
Akitsu Quarterly
out beyond
the scoreboard
we meet
hedgerow
praying mantis
this curious need
to get closer
Modern Haiku
short pilgrimage...
some sun
in the side yard
Dim Sum
leaving
their origin story
fallen leaves
Dim Sum
the cold—
how many reasons
for tears
Dim Sum
a wabi-sabi fence
holding nothing in
or out
Dim Sum
gone to seed
wind and light
sweep the field
Dim Sum
not long
for this world
clouds
Frogpond
blossoms
not enough time
for the past
Dim Sum
spring wind—
feelings
all over the place
hedgerow
snow clouds—
straightening
the blankets
Modern Haiku
another autumn
the trestle rust
in season
Frogpond
how quiet
the field has become
without butterflies
bottle rockets
always wearing
the same outfit
my deer family
Akitsu Quarterly
milkweed seeds
all the places
I could go
Dim Sum
over the dam
sunlight shearing rainbows
in the spray
Dim Sum
snowfields
would I know
if I lost my mind
hedgerow
in quiet
the same walk
as yesterday
Dim Sum
now flying
by itself
a feather
Heron's Nest
the brevity
of blossoming
taken to heart
Dim Sum
daybreak
without a soul there
I signal to turn
hedgerow
last night
for each of his meows
my meow
Dim Sum
blue sky
poet after poet
stands to read
Modern Haiku
tiptoe
neither near nor far
the stars
Whiptail
beside the whitewater
a faint fluttering
in the ferns
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal
in another life
sitting by the river
as clouds drift by
Dim Sum
going to bed...
looking forward
to my Cheerios
Akitsu Quarterly
from the bench
some time to consider
a long life
hedgerow
eaves dripping
what do I know
after all
tinywords
end of class
the teacher begins
erasing
Dim Sum
eternity
been bothering me
a long time now
Dim Sum
over tea
sharing life stories
kintsugi
Dim Sum
diary entry
bits of truth
and fiction
Dim Sum
woods walk
bringing out my best
silence
Dim Sum
ever more
stooped
her roses
Frogpond
standing
for a better view
the chipmunk
Modern Haiku
the lawn left to itself blossoming
Dim Sum
Zen books
how quietly they sit
on the shelf
Dim Sum
beach stroll
the tide has left
its signatures
Heron's Nest
clouds drift
for awhile there was
a dragon
Akitsu Quarterly
path home the same sky for everyone
hedgerow
walking alone
nods to others
walking alone
hedgerow
red light
thinking
nothing
bottle rockets
both sides
of the fence line
blossoming
Akitsu Quarterly
fast asleep
the child with a mountain
inside him
Trash Panda
spring clouds
still time
to let go
hedgerow
scrap yard
the shelf life
of creation
Dim Sum
her return
a one finger swipe
through the dust
Heron's Nest
rose garden
how many loves
are possible
tinywords
sidewalk sale—
wind twists a lifetime
guarantee tag
Woodnotes
taking me back...
water laps gently
at the shore
Dim Sum
our turn
to stand here-
falls overlook
Frogpond
mountain brook-
the indistinguishable spring
of voices
Mayfly
in the garden
sitting alone-
who i am now
Dim Sum
in the dark
through the window light
my wife and child
Modern Haiku
daybreak-
the spider centered
in its web
Dim Sum
long wait alone
in the parking lot...
a dog in the next car
Raw Nervz
on the way home
more geese
on the way home
Frogpond
returning the water
from the vase
to the flower garden
Dim Sum
letting her
walk all over me
- ladybug
bottle rockets
potluck luncheon
a yellow jacket cleans
its antennae
Dim Sum
the cat's eyes
so wide...
for a gnat
HN 2001 Members Anthology
undefended:
in the cold rain
their snow fort
Frogpond
the way
rain takes
the mountain
Frogpond
Ducks riding the lake
brushed rough by wind;
pilings rimed with ice
Modern Haiku 1988
mountaintop:
giving back
each breath
Brussels Sprout v.XI : no.1 Jan. 1994
lunch alone
without a book
i read my mind
Brussels Sprout v.XI : no.1 Jan. 1994
rushing
to the zendo to sit
still
Brussels Sprout v.XI : no.2 May 1994
daybreak-
rubber duck alone
in the empty tub
Haiku Quarterly summer 1994
on the trail again...
walking deeper
into myself
Frogpond summer 1994
autumn moonlight
folded in
the clothes on the floor
Modern Haiku summer 1994
the way
the light bulb rests
in the rest of the trash
Modern Haiku fall 1994
day break-
from the bread truck's roof
frost swirls
Woodnotes #25
one tree
one bird, one song
the dusk
Frogpond 1995
x-ray room
they remove
her crucifix
Modern Haiku fall 1995
alone in the waiting room
checking the plant
for reality
Woodnotes 1996