Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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A Deadline or the Ultimate End? I was negotiating with a colleague in Wyoming About various time constraints In order to finalize a conservation agreement. Certain deadlines were raised That we might reach a successful result. I finally stated that with my age And the unknown,relatively soon, inevitable end, I was not able to work with mundane deadlines any more, But rather, the absolute deadline of my very being. Every thought and action, with this mindset, Makes all things precious and meaningful, Concluding in the best, timely way that one is able. Frank Maurer 22 March 2024 1600 Hours.