Short Retirement Poems

Short Retirement Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Retirement by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Retirement by length and keyword.


Premium Member - Real Ape First - Then the Guy With the Shovel

yes...
stirred day

april first so...
the winds are

spiraling snow...
in front of the

garage...
and front door
© Sand Blown  Create an image from this poem.


Premium Member Before and After

Prior to my retirement the fog was out there
                                                          ~ Now it is in here
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Where I Am in Retirement

sunset’s bloom to hilly dusk busy streets to catalyst where am I but in the rush of the wild Wild West
Form: Dodoitsu

Premium Member Free at Last

Does your resume impress?
Is it an awful mess?
I don't care, you jerk,
I no longer work.
I'll cancel LinkedIn, I guess.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member retirement choices

my choices are infinite
I do not know where to begin
I can follow my moods
doing or not doing
retirement is a joy
who knew?


New Beginnings - a Shadorma

Freedom is,
   To break the shackles
   Of the yoke,
   That binds me.
   New beginings, no more work,
   Unchains liberty.
Form: Shadorma

Falling Curtain

Falling Curtain



Retirement phase
Quay of sundry events
Dormant Volcano!

Copyright Anulaxmi Nayak ,17th September 2018
© Anu Nayak  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Of My Youth

I walk through my rooms
taking notice of my stuff
I search for the energy  and memories 
of my youth 
and find dust and clutter

Senryu Retire In Comfort

retirement...
                                            final living expense...
                                            more pajamas
Form: Senryu

Premium Member Highly Overdue

Retirement coming Crescent looming on the back Wrapped old trees in cloth.
Written: August 26, 2021
© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Self Runnig Race-

I raced  amongst myself  and I'm a winner for I come in first second and last place 


8/13/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr  2020
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Waiting List

His soul lament
He’s not here yet
His retirement
Still life with breath

4/13/2019

An Epitaph to Make Us Laugh 2
Jesse Rowe - sponsor
Form: Epitaph

The Old Rocking Chair

The old rocking chair is still the same, even after its retirement,only location varies



Dedicated to my grandma.A 84 year old brave lady.
Form: Monoku

Premium Member the real edge of tomorrow

Now retired and set for this life
I'll hang in the kitchen with wife
Am I paranoid?
She seems so annoyed
It scares me when she grabs a knife
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The Golden Years

he Golden Years Miracle Man 5/21/2025 Days come trouble filled and nights are mostly restless my years aren’t golden.
© Tom Wright  Create an image from this poem.
age
Form: Haiku

Foolproof

I lost my job two years ago today
Unemployment ran out sometime in May
Saving cans you know
Still play the Lotto
My little retirement plan, per se
Form: Limerick

Premium Member After Taxes - Pet Hate

After taxes, our money's all spent.
We can't save for our own retirement.
I've got a big axe
to grind! Income tax
isn't paid by our own president!
Form: Limerick

Reborn

Anticipating
a relationship reborn
on a skeleton 
where love is the support, 
two yearning souls seek wholeness,
prepared for the pains of growth.
© Alye Lee  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member meltdown madness

We might as well stamp license plates
Government work makes us inmates
When assigned tasks inane
In asylums insane
We'll search for retirement dates
Form: Limerick

Premium Member congratulations to myself

emerald and amethyst ring
congratulations to myself
one of several lovely trophies
celebrating retirement
I am great at gifting myself
things I love
me

No Praise

Resistant to all
No love in my heart
No care for anything
I'm ripping apart
No feelings for anyone
No passion inside
No sympathy still
No remorse to hide
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member On retirement

dear friends ~
believe me when I say
retirement feels well earned
when you have toiled and
worked hard every day


AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Viral Economy

My retirement statement just came to me
Looks like I’m working till I’m eighty- three
My monies all gone
It didn’t take long
Vanished in a viral economy
Form: Limerick

Vacation Time Is Over

time to get back to work
so get  alert
don't be a jerk
face the fact
time to get back
no longer summer clover
no more sunshine
VACATION
TIME IS OVER

Retired Ram

There once was a ram who retired,
who really was terribly tired.
Having serviced the lot,
he should have have been shot.
But the gun thankfully backfired.
Form: Limerick

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