You, my friend,

Are fifty.

Old enough to:

Speak your mind

Abandon convention

Decide for yourself

Surprise the heck out of them

Welcome your spirit

Be a kid when you want

Worship the sun

Nurture free time

Travel the world

Relish alone time

Feel like a woman

Grab the brass ring

Enjoy being alive

Kick up a storm

Master singing and dancing

And wish upon a star

To follow who you are

At fifty.

NGM -On being over fifty in the over-50 Peace Corps