Thomas Durbin

Joined March 2021

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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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The Now
Bombs bursting make news, The walnut tree slowly falls, Life, full of good-byes.
By Thomas Durbin3 days ago in Poets
Glow
Hugs from a grandchild, Wee arms wrapped tightly around, Embrace, love's power.
By Thomas Durbin2 months ago in Poets
Longing
Moments of life shedding light on the way, Serenely reflecting, life in full swoon, Memories illuminate darkest days.
By Thomas Durbin3 months ago in Poets
The World That I Knew
Emotions and sky are both sometimes blue, Memories surface, their moments too brief. What has happened to the world that I knew?
By Thomas Durbin3 months ago in Poets
Nighttime
Plunged into darkness, Enveloped in deep shadows, Thump-THump, THUmp-THUMp, THUMP-!
By Thomas Durbin5 months ago in Poets
Light
It may soon be my time to pass, Mind muses as I rest upon the grass, In the darkness of a cloudy night, Interrupted only by the faintest light,
By Thomas Durbin5 months ago in Poets
Cloaked
Sad is this time of the demise of intellect, They don’t have to be correct, Their blathering oft ill-conceived. They only need to be believed.
By Thomas Durbin5 months ago in Poets
Fleeting Glimpses
Flickers in the wind, Crimson, yellow, orange, gold, Paint our forest floor.
By Thomas Durbin6 months ago in Poets
Lightly Stepping
"It's not worth it. Walk away. Reject the yoke." said a disgusted voice in my head. "I permanently and irrevocably absolve myself of this burden." proclaimed another voice in kingly tone.
By Thomas Durbin10 months ago in Journal
Celebrate
Tomorrow, I will celebrate the day. Today, I celebrate this moment. I celebrate me! We celebrate us! We celebrate nature
By Thomas Durbin10 months ago in Poets
Flutter
As upward I spy, Butterfly doth flutter by, Beauty brought to sky.
By Thomas Durbinabout a year ago in Poets
Endless Stream
Shiver me timbers, Rattle me bones, Ye'll soon be abidin', With Davey Jones. Scalawags! It'll be talk like a pirate day! Avast!
By Thomas Durbinabout a year ago in Poets

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