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Oh, to be retired!
Contributed by
softerware
on
Sunday, 4th March 2018 @ 09:18:06 PM in AEST
Topic:
happypoetry
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This morning it occurred to me the turn my life has taken;
Since I retired unrequired to work to earn the bacon!
Since you will be eventually, retired perhaps you might;
Be curious whats ahead one day, and what retirements like.
When we no longer have to rise and go to work each day;
Yet despite our absence, our check comes anyway?
When noisy birds awaken us outside our window singing;
And not the piercing chirp of an alarm clock loudly ringing?
The smell of coffee brewing to awake our sleepy heads;
Enough to poke a toe or two outside that comfy bed?
To listen to the distant hum of hundreds of commuters;
On their way another day to phones, desks and computers.
While others check their memos for capitals and comas,
Well have a cup of coffee as we head in our pajamas;
Out on the porch, barefoot of course, to bask in morning rays;
While TV news, that we cant use, reports on road delays!
Today well see the mailman, and watch the gardeners going;
Well smell sweet grass with every pass of all the lawns their mowing.
I promise you a week end, each day of the week;
Empty stores, and furthermore, the parking spot you seek!
A movie in the afternoon; a bookstore to yourself;
Younger folks to open doors and get things off the shelf!
What you desired when you were hired, will come one day to pass;
When youre the boss, and you can toss your timecard in the trash!
If I knew then what I knew now, Id be the first to say;
Enjoy what you look forward to, while youre at work today!
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softerware
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Re: Oh, to be retired!
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by JamesStockdale on
Sunday, 4th March 2018 @ 09:28:26 PM AEST
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| Great poem. And it sort of reminds me of being a young child. Free and easy living if you had good parents. Work has been my life but honestly it is time to move on and I found this poem encouraging and I enjoyed the thought it gives. |
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Re: Oh, to be retired!
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by Puppy_dog_eyes on
Saturday, 10th March 2018 @ 01:39:23 AM AEST
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Retirement sounds just fine to me, but then perhaps I shouldn/'/t be wishing my life away.
To be fair, you/'/ve put in your time and you/'/ve earned the reward.
Long may you live to enjoy it !!!
Steve |
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Re: Oh, to be retired!
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by navydocny on
Saturday, 10th March 2018 @ 09:40:52 PM AEST
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Someday, someday...
I hope it is like this.... |
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