Diana Nyad

Diana Nyad tried to swim
More than a hundred miles
In shark-infested waters
(Though there were no crocodiles).

She claimed her motivation
Was her age, near sixty-two,
To prove to all the world just what
Someone her age could do.

“Sixty’s the new forty”
Was the quote reporters noted.
It was said to be encouraging;
It wasn’t that she gloated.

Diana didn’t make her goal –
Both asthma and her shoulder
Did combine to prove too daunting,
Possibly because she’s older.

Yet her swim was still inspiring
And we heard her battle cry:
No matter what your age,
Never give up – get out and try!