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Retiring Poems - Poems about Retiring

Retiring Officer
Respected mad Title : Retiring officer You are my principal With principles You are my teacher Who never let me deter You were my peer Who wanted me to cheer. I appreciate your honesty Worthy is your amity. The aura you carry Made me very crazy People like...

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Categories: retiring, appreciation, emotions, how i
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Repurposing Retiring Life
Life invites deeply sacred purpose when Love widely integrates enlightened meaning within co-invested minds, passion, from balanced bodies, co-operating integrity of healthy wealth's most resilient potential Life engaging deeply felt sacred mess co-operatively owned and managed EarthTribe clarifying purpose....

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Categories: retiring, health, integrity, life, loneliness,
Form: Political Verse



Premium Member The Retiring Year Soon To Pass
Reflections On The Year Soon To Pass. . Mirrored reflections Upon introspection Spring to mind Within the wake A passing retiring year And the scourge upon mankind That leaves a bitter taste in ones mouth And the trauma of loved ones passed Now left behind . Goodbye and good riddance You were the thorn stuck in our side Su reality became reality Many tears shed and cried . With a...

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Categories: retiring, analogy, anxiety, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Rusty Year Retiring
weary waves whooshing hoisted horizons hankering dark dances drooling felon fate fostering airy atmosphere amputating salient seas scrunching mystic melody moaning fiery figs feigning voluptuous veils vying callous crest crumbling rustic rays reeling lusty labium leering tactic tiers tearing rusty year retiring. 20:01:01:00:53...

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Categories: retiring, new year, new years
Form: Sonnet
Ode To a Retiring Master
As each squall breaks the random motion starts Leaves twigs and dust in chaos whirl and skitter Yet at its core remains a still calm heart The land shall be restored to a pristine glitter But this metaphor denies a truth thereon That neath that placid heart there is motion frantic As vigorous paddling of the gliding swan Not still, though cool...

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Categories: retiring, character, metaphor,
Form: Ode



Premium Member Retiring
We earned every wrinkle Worked every mile To reach our golden years The right to slow down Deserved the privilege To rest on our laurels The time to look back The right to step back To pass the buck Let others carry on Making the most Of our last lapse Get more mileage From whatever energy We can scrounge AP: Honorable Mention 2020 Posted on April 4, 2019...

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Categories: retiring, age, appreciation, change, journey,
Form: Free verse
Retiring Friend
I heard you just retired today Now I have something to say Get your head out of the sky Don’t let your life pass you by Pack your bags, hop in your car You can travel near or just go far See all the states you never saw See the wonders, like Niagara Falls Take a trek up the Appalachian Trail Or buy a...

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Categories: retiring, fun, retirement, travel,
Form: Couplet
Retiring Cowboy
Retiring Cowboy He hung up his bridle by his bed on the wall. His rig is preserved on a stand by the stall. His old Appaloosa has been turned out to graze. As he sits in his rocker and dreams of old days. For years he worked hard herding cattle all day. He worked hard to earn a poor cowboy’s pay. There...

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Categories: retiring, retirement,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Kenny's Retiring
Kenny's retiring, no more touring for him Perhaps I could take his place, still got vigor and vim No one would know Attending a show Absolute millions from this charade I could skim © Jack Ellison 2015...

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Categories: retiring, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Thinking of Retiring My Limerick Pen
Thinking of retiring my limerick pen Replacing it with a hoity toity pen and then If y'all get on your bikes And take proverbial hikes Maybe I'll just go back to writing limerick gems © Jack Ellison 2015...

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Categories: retiring, humorous,
Form: Limerick
The Retiring Professor: First Lines
“Seventy-four is about apology,” said Ferdy. “Well apology and memory. If you have literary pretensions, it's about apology and narrative.” Ferdy's class sat there dumfounded. This was a little different from the usual class. “The only question left is how much apology is needed? when can one let up?”...

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Categories: retiring, age, art, student,
Form: Free verse
Retiring Days and Nights
Did you ever think you could be so lucky, A friend to bless the way each day, Delicious foods from the gods, Prepared in the friendly kitchens, Days of visits with handsome and beautiful relatives, Nature's benevolence, the tall trees and beautiful environment, Music to the ears and many piano concerts, Reunions with very special persons, Church an everlasting memory of goodwill and...

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Categories: retiring, faith, beautiful, beautiful,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Before Retiring
Goosebumps rise along my legs. The sun belies the chilly breeze. The summer sun is slowly setting. I hear the droning of the bees. Peaceful and serene , this night. Curled up to watch the setting sun. Colours start to paint the sky. No night more lovely than this one. Leaves gently bouncing in playful sway. A glorious evening is this. I am so thankful...

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Categories: retiring, happiness, life, nature, night,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Pagan Devotional For Retiring To Bed
This day is done and rest I must, Let us lie the night together Secure in Perfect Love and Perfect Trust....

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Categories: retiring, devotion, faith, family, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme
Retiring God
So here i am Im going to retire from my throne as god and here is the answer to your riddle of your religions why are you teaching each other to hate instead of getting along? why can't 2+2=4 and everybody agree its silly if you ask me One day when you realize we're really not at war but its all propaganda to...

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Categories: retiring, faith, history, hope, imagination,
Form: Free verse

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