Front Porch Review
A literary magazine for the young at heart and mind

Some say that life begins with conception,
Others say at quickening, still others claim
Life begins at birth. Sophisticates claim
That life begins at 40!

Yet we, the tribal elders, having gone through
Conception, quickening, birth and, yes, 40,
Know that life really begins at dawn

By Jo Stewart

Jo Stewart: “Retirement has been an opportunity to have the time to read great books, to share with contemporaries and to write poems when the muse visits."