As a stay-at-home wife and mother of five, I volunteered where it was needed, but when my youngest entered high school, I took a part-time job with our school district that involved various positions. Eventually, as I approached retirement age, an anonymous quote, 'Retirement is a never-ending summer vacation,' caught my eye. Consequently, The Summer of Being Sixty became a collection of poems expressing thoughts that came to me any time of the day or night. It took me on a personal journey of having fulfillment with my way of thinking. Today the journey continues. 3