Retirement Poems | Examples of Retirement Poetry

I am in love with my many retirement hobbies Passionate about cartooning, painting and poetry Intensely enthusiastic when I am playing in my art studio Also thrilled with peanut butter cookies and twinkies Loving refried beans and salsa heated...Read the rest...

I’ve been working hard out there in the yard at least from eleven until two With a two hour brunch then coffee, then lunch and maybe a short nap too But only on days when the sun’s golden rays aren’t too hot or...Read the rest...

what now, little man? 51 years on the chain gang, tell me how did that work out for you? nobody said it would be easy, I'll admit I sometimes play the fool your sole desire was to fit in it started...Read the rest...

I have heard of a lazy day Now I live them daily Doing little to nothing at all Looking at piles of things I could sort But I don’t. Retirement is a whole new perspective A world unbeknownst to me until...Read the rest...

I used to plot and plan and scheme Now I take days as they land in my lap Expecting nothing Anticipating less Experiencing little A locust shell of my former self Retirement has turned me into a contented sloth...Read the rest...

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...Read the rest...

I was dragged into retirement with my rear end bumping against cinders It was the last thing I wanted to do; except maybe die. But God spoke by giving me ailments that convinced me I had to...Read the rest...

Mindless tv Constant dull drone Not a test pattern but nearly as boring I am no longer living a human life My recliner is my coffin I die a slow death Sleeping on the couch Losing chances...Read the rest...

I will never retire I vowed To relatives, strangers, any old crowd God heard me and laughed; He would have it His way Pulled the rug out from under my health, I am retired today...Read the rest...

I am full of eager happiness Retirement has grabbed me by the hands and danced with me Every day is a joy I can do what I want, when I want I have eliminated all of the have-to’s, My life...Read the rest...

The final bell had sounded. Happy kids fled halls and classrooms, out those double doors. I heard brief conversations: “Call me soon” . . . “Hey, let’s go swimming” . . . “Catch ya later, Dude!” They’d...Read the rest...

I REMEMBER MY CREATOR A GREAT BIG BURLY LAD I WAS SENT OFF TO THE HARDWARE STORE TO DO THE SAME JOB AS MY DAD. A YOUNG CHAP CAME A BOUGHT ME HE TOOK ME TO THE SITE HE MADE...Read the rest...

May 2024 was the month I knew I would never work again. Pneumonia in January and February convinced me to retire. I had given my notice back then; school would be out May 28th. My seventy-second birthday was...Read the rest...

You are still in your pajamas he arrogantly said You bet your cheeks I am I replied to Old Fred. This is day six for these bad boys, never say die. I love being retired and this is...Read the rest...

Spontaneous me adores retirement Daily I resolve to make no plans I do not get into a car, I drive nowhere My husband loves to shop, so he does the shopping I do not do the laundry I do not...Read the rest...