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Retirement

The final day done and now my Liberty Bell
No more work retirement is now for me
Others come to shake my hand to say farewell
Oh now work has just become history
I can now put my feet up and watch TV
No more listening to what the boss has to say
I can walk in the park just let life be
Is this retirement now one long holiday

My first day I achieved so much I did do well
I walked the dog for an hour for all to see
We walked in the wood where I tripped and fell
Then went to a café for a cup of tea
Drove home again behind a slow old taxi
I then watched the sunset at the end of the day
To see the moon rise over our old cherry tree
Is this retirement now one long holiday

I’ve been retired now a year you can tell
I thought in retirement I’d be happy and free
Sitting in the park I often gaze and dwell
Of times when I worked I was so happy
With a secretary so young and carefree
Now I feel like an old brewers dray
Sipping coffee at the café and eating brie
Is this retirement now one long holiday

Retirement is fine for some I think you’d agree
But I miss my colleagues that’s all I can say
With days that are long the dog my company
This retirement is no long holiday

Copyright © David Wood | Year Posted 2015

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Ilene Bauer Date: 9/28/2015 7:50:00 PM i'm sorry you feel that way, david. i've been retired for 7 years now (i was a teacher and enjoyed it to the very end) and i am absolutely thrilled to be retired. you have to find things to do and people to hang out with and you can be very happy but i agree, it's not for everyone. good poem, though... Login to Reply David Wood Date: 9/29/2015 1:05:00 AM Hi Ileen, Oh it is just a poem and not about me personally. I read an article in a newspaper about how newly retired people srart getting on each others nerves after around the 14 month mark and I thought I could make a ballade poem about it. No, I'm happily retired too.

Jan Allison Date: 9/28/2015 9:33:00 AM The company my husband worked for used to send people on a retirement course to ensure that they remained active after they retired... my mum did charity work well into her late 80's and made sure she was very active in the community:-) Hugs jan xx Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/28/2015 9:54:00 AM The company he worked for was in Birmingham - seems you either thrived or give up the ghost after 6 months:-( hugs Jan xx David Wood Date: 9/28/2015 9:53:00 AM I read a report here in the UK that said the happy part of retirement last about 14 months. Thanks for your comment