Retirement Sonnet Poems

"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life. The word is love." Sophocles, Greek Poet 

How is the tender word love...

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Old school is no longer appreciated, been made redundant is anticipated

Youngblood’s heart is always on fire, he wishes that old school would soon retire 

Youngblood...

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I am now "away from the noise,"  
my fruit gum I am chewing.  
Sitting here wondering what the boys,  
could be doing.  

 
 
Now all unpacked,  
a book I...

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My many many thoughts linger, 
in the dusting of the springtime, 
I turn pages with my finger, 
I love to read each loving rhyme. 

...

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Spring is the time to venture out and play
the pretty flowers are wearing the bees
maybe it is bright and sunny all day
early morning may come...

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Erroneous mirror scatters his face
        Mills his skin into thin porous powder
      ...

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The old rusty gate                                         ...

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Everyone remembers it -
the little ones, that first day there;
for parents, that place where
the kids come out, and people chat.

Teachers too look back - that...

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I had wanted to celebrate Andrea Dietrich’s special birthday with a tribute poem. She celebrated reaching that age of retirement many long for. At the...

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Why I am me,                                           ...

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What hurt filled words did you convey,                              What in the world...

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A View Of Hope

Since Coronavirus: COVID 19,
Had disseminated throughout our world,
We safeguarded ourselves through quarantine,
With worn face masks, rubber gloves kept all furled.

It preoccupies our...

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for formerly Bonnie L. Garcia
and formerly Marci K. Garcia,
with fondness and humility


Holistically speaking, she you divorced 
is one fantastic fitch on a quarterly
basis at minimum....

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Written By:  D. Collins 1/2/19


A wanna-be Gangsta is the only requirement.
To bring  a heavy-hitter out of retirement.
The last person you'd want repelling from...

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Where are the golden years I've  heard about,
those worry-free years, I looked forward to?
Now when friends call, they practically shout,
and actors I knew are...

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