Growing up with older adults was not always fun,
but I learned many valuable things.
I saw how health was important,
in what they ate and their activities.
The church goers had faith,
faith to get them through the tough times.
Once retired they kept going,
no sitting and watching TV all day.
Sitting was not good for them,
so they died way too early.
Longevity may come from family genes,
but one can always improve their own life.
So here is to Longevity,
may we all live to be one hundred and ten.
I can recall, going to work,
from the moment hired,
was more than a chore
until the day when I retired.
Now, I don't care a bag of beans,
it only serves to remind,
as, making the morning coffee,
has become the daily grind.
We Made Our Best of It
In quiet corners where shadows dance
we found our laughter, took our chance...
against that tide, we stood our ground,
in stormy seas, our strength was found...
through tangled paths life's winding ways
we crafted dreams in sunlit rays...
hand in hand, with hearts held high,
together we learned, well, learned to fly...
so here’s to moments, both bitter an sweet
to those memories made, where love, hope meet...
we made our best of it, it’s clear to see...
in our story of us, we’re forever free
I have been retired for fourteen months
lost twenty-eight pounds in this time
when I was working, I was on the road ninety minutes a day
now I am not on the road ninety minutes a week
for two months my car has not moved
I had no idea how stressed I was
the job was stressful, but the drive was ten times worse
I am relieved to be able to stay home and do nothing
No schedule, no worries about being on time or dressing
I am comfy some days to wear my pajamas
This is the life I never knew I wanted
I have lost eighteen pounds since I retired
one year ago
my girlfriend retired the same day
she has lost twenty-eight pounds
she exercises between one and three hours a day
I sit in a chair and play word games, draw cartoons or paint
she swims, walks, and uses a treadmill
I walk to the refrigerator and get snacks
I feel I am winning this contest
There once was a fellow retired,
Whose freedom his wife much admired,
She urged, “Go get social,
Plan trips—don’t be glacial!”
But he’d nap in his chair, as desired.
I used to have a medical co-pay when I had a job
sometimes it was thirty-five dollars, other times it was seventy
Now I have a Medicare card and supplemental insurance
Guess what?
My MasterCard can sleep
there is no co-pay
no money from me required at all
really?
Wow!
Good enough
a perk of being retired
He is retired;
His duties with care he carried!
He appears wired
Remembering unfinished tasks –
Two daughters at home unmarried …
As his benefits are tarried,
He’s found expired!
I’ve finished with travels, for I can’t agree
With the reasons I’m discriminated
Won’t pay for the visa a notable fee
Won’t wait in the queue of migrated
I’m blamed for the crimes which I didn’t commit
Stigmatized for a thing they call “nation”
I’ve nowhere to go and I’ve no one to meet
My train doesn’t stop at your station
I may not be happy about it, but such
Is the case that I’ve to comprehend
My dear foreign friend, I don’t know you that much
As you seem to know who I am
I’m lazy, incurious, spoiled and defiant
I live in the land of the snow
I’m a parallel world to political giants
That all of you are, as I know
Think better of me, if you can, for I’m not
Your enemy or cater cousin
Who dreams to come over with problems he’s got
To share at least half a dozen.
I'm retired and live in a small, mobile home,
about 5600 miles from the outskirts of Rome,
about 7200 miles from the waters of the Ganges,
and about 5100 miles from Machu Picchu, in the peaks of the Andes.
It's a nice, cozy little home,
where every day, I try to write at least one new spanking poem -- oops!
one spanking new poem.
Old Donald an out of work tramp
retired to a new nudist camp
what he hadn't been told
was the pool water's cold
which reduced his prospects when damp
retired Man from work
the job got fired, finally
in slack vacation
Comedian in a silver caravan,
Better than living in Yucatan.
Found her a hot, young, man,
Sitting in the sun, getting so tan.
Under the moon, she rocked that van.
Wild comedian, and her tanned man!
7/7/2024
I face a big dilemma,
Is active life better than retired?
In active life, social ties thrive,
Conversations flow, stirring hearts and minds,
In retired life, tranquility retreats,
Fewer interactions, cherished with ease.
Active sports push boundaries, energy like a fiery spell,
Retired sports are leisurely, golf swings, fishing trips,
Time slows down, stress finds its resting place,
Both paths offer joy and grace.
Thoughts gallop like wild stallions, ideas and dreams to find,
Active minds, ever seeking, intellect unleashed.
Thoughts perch like wise owls, memories dance in peace,
Retired minds, wisdom shared with humble grace.
Active and retired, balance in life.
Live the active present, welcome the retired furure.
"I have been a stranger in a strange land." Bible, Exodus 2:22
I travelled far across that world and saw
the strangest sights. The buildings unlike ones
I'd seen before. The towers spiralled to
the sky, the tunnels underground were vast,
so deep beneath the planet's crust. The sky
was green, the planet's many moons like ships
upon a stormy sea. Each tree and plant,
each creature crawling, flying, swooping there
enormous things that dwarfed me.
And how I long to travel there again...
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