Late in Life

Here’s to those who, late in life,
Might cultivate a skill,
A goal which, years ago, they never
Thought they could fulfill.

It might be blowing glass
Or playing chess or learning French
Or any of a hundred other
Thirsts that time can quench.

For those no longer shackled to
The workaday routine
Have the luxury of tapping
Some yet undetected gene.

And no matter if it’s music
Or athletics or the arts,
There is no age too old for what
Enlightenment imparts.