The older I get…
  the more exclusive I become
  with distant mountains to climb  

The older I get…
  the shorter the moods swing
  and the longer I can laugh out loud

The older I get…
  the more vivid the memory
  of what we almost became

The older I get…
  with feelings that burn, the future ablaze
    —the older I get  

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)