80 now. Began writing poetry at age 78. Cancer survivor, gained enormous personal and spiritual growth from the cancer. Work out 3 times weekly. Ride an exercise bike 2 hours daily. Photo is from 5/25/2025. I write that because some people post photos of what they looked like when they were younger. I like realism, lol, even though I look uncharacteristically serious in that photo (Never been photogenic).
I have written over 2,000 poems to date, and I write at least 3 daily. I have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and often research info for my poems.
I’m not enlightened, but I’ve seen the white light that is bright like the sun and received a permanent spiritual experience from it since age 27. I believe compassion is important for true spiritual growth, and, to borrow from a Sufi saying, that there are as many paths to God as humans have souls.
Last, I see death as the awakening of a lifetime and the ultimate relocation. I base this on reading and listening to many near death experiences since the 1970s.
Bob Boyd