Thoughtsmith

it’s too late now
for me to be a doctor or an astronaut

Its’ not too late for me to be:

a bird or girl watcher
a caterpillar collector
a dog walker

it’s too late for me to be
a senator, a cruise ship captain
a Broadway hoofer

but it’s not too late for me to
be:

and avid reader
a calorie counter
a friend caller

it’s too late for me to be
a young lover
kissing on a Paris
street corner

but it’s not too late
to be:

a late night driver
a radio talk show caller
a steering wheel turner

now it’s late
just in time to be:
a lucid dreamer

where it’s never too late:

to be:

an extreme sportsman
bungy jumping off
the Golden Gate bridge

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Ivan Jenson a child prodigy in art and poetry, earned international acclaim when, at the age of nine, he produced his first sculpture that would be used as the  poster for the National Institute of Costa Rica.  At age fifteen, after publishing poetry in Indiana, he moved to New York City and received immediate recognition and praise for his bold-colorful paintings.  His “Absolut Jenson” painting was featured in Art News, Art in America and in international magazines. He has sold several works at Christie’s New York.  He was befriended by, and painted portraits for, the late Malcolm Forbes. Jenson has now completed mainstream/contemporary novels and has enjoyed unprecedented success publishing his poetry. His poems have appeared in Lucid Rhythyms, Poetic Desperation, Bread & Circuses zine, and others forthcoming.