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The Now

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By Thomas DurbinPublished about 15 hours ago 1 min read

Bombs bursting make news,

The walnut tree slowly falls,

Life, full of good-byes.

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Thomas Durbin

Raised in rural east-central Illinois, I appreciate nature and the environment. I'm a professional engineer-scientist, poet, stoic, minimalist, conservationist, inventor, costumer, historian, traveler, volunteer, and author.

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  • Greer Monroeabout 13 hours ago

    enjoyed this one!

  • Novel Allenabout 14 hours ago

    Everything is connected. Great haiku of now.

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