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Retiree Poems - Poems about Retiree

Retiree Poems - Examples of all types of poems about retiree to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for retiree.
Premium Member Stillness
... Rest of the heart, mind, and soul; It's what I need most as I grow old. As a retiree, I have rest of the body. Most of my daily doings is not a duty. Generally, I can stay or go at will; ......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, god, peace,
Form: Couplet



Premium Member Retired---PS
... I said when I was only ten I knew just what I wished to be. I now look back with no regrets. The choice to teach was right for me. Great news emerged, and I retired. w......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, career, poetry, retirement,
Form: Quatrain
Lee Retiree, 66 Remix
...Lee Retiree, 66 Remix Never one to be lazy, Lee’s energy astonishes, Clarity hallmark avoids the hazy, Kristie et. al. he garnishes, Materials investigator a la Dick Tracy, Friends, Lee never t......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, appreciation, birthday, brother, retirement,
Form: Rhyme
Advice For the Soon-To-Be-Retired
...To people not retired yet, Some info I can share On what you might expect if life Decides to take you there. You’ll have the time to travel (If you have the ways and means) And a chance to fi......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, retirement,
Form: Rhyme
Jean's Reflection
...I look in the mirror and the reflection I see, Is a young, aspiring woman looking back at me. She's a primary school teacher, her students now old, she has so many stories, not yet told. For ......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, family, grandparents, identity,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Alastair, the Sailor
...There is a guy I know who hails from sunny Brazil ~ Sea stories he loves to tell of his many years as a merchant seaman before deciding to become an architect But those are days long gone, my......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, age, friend, life, sea,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Tooth Extraction
...Common American Phrase: Suck it up, Buttercup I shudder and shake with epinephrine as the needle stings inside my cheek, like a bee stings. I’m not a child, I’m a buttercup. The shaking r......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, pain,
Form: Prose
Premium Member A Gift For the Retiree
...The time on the hands of the clock It's all yours now, every tick-tock Wisely you may use it Or even abuse it ~ But you cannot choose to refuse it......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, retirement, time,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member The Greatest Performance of My Life
...THE GREATEST PERFORMANCE OF MY LIFE Ahhh… I had performed so many characters in my life. A mother, then a single mother with all its encumbrances of being a breadwinner, a homemaker and sometime......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, life, me, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Monkeypox
...I went to Walmart this morning - yes, it was very brave. My dander was up - I was on high alert - for active shooters and the unmasked. Then I saw him! A man on the cookie aisle - he looked like ......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, humor, sorry, student, teen,
Form: Free verse
A Forced Retiree
...Who had gone to the Headquarters With my real age and a wagging tongue? Who at The Board pounded me with mortars From a determined snitching lung? I guess a fellow while still standing Didn’t ......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, anger, anxiety, career, cry,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Laborer's Ode Iii - Angel
...John Is 65 and a tall man Dressed in a white suit and tie With nice tennis shoes fuzzy socks And some hair plopped on top. Mary is 24 with blond hair and a smile so fun Her sweetness tosses l......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, angel, integrity, mental illness,
Form: Free verse
My Career Chose Me
...As a girl growing up, I always wanted to be, The finest Teacher, anyone could ever see. I buckled down to studies and kept the focus on my goal, And often caught my practice in the noble Teacher......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, adventure, career, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Plans Skewered
...couch sublime for retiree - space spat midst family of potatoes Monoku composed: August 27, 2020......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, family, life, old,
Form: Monoku
A Tribute To Tom
...Good memories of our brother Tom, I remember growing up with Tom. He is my favorite brother, When we came to Canada and he was born. The beautiful days together, When Tom was a baby. I......Read the rest...
Categories: retiree, appreciation, blessing, family, god,
Form: Free verse

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