Twenty More Adventures

When I was young,
and quitting the second job I ever had,
I thought how grand it was to be 19 years old
and have so many adventures still ahead of me.

I needed to get moving quickly, though,
because even if I saved my money
and managed to go
on at least one grand adventure every year,
I'd only be able to go on 50 or 60 adventures
before I had to put it away.

I'm over 50 years old now
and have long since lost track of the adventurous boy
who left town with his girlfriend
in a hand painted Volkswagen Beetle
toward Canada,Colorado, and parts unknown.

But today I was thinking,
though I might have to redefine what I call an "adventure"
As I count the years I hope are left
I want to think
That it may not be too late".