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Retired Robert William Service	I used to sing, when I was young, The joy of idleness; But now I'm grey I hold my tongue, For frankly I confess If I had not some job to do I would...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Retired Nikhil Parekh	There was a time when I incessantly coaxed my boss to relieve me early; liberating me an infinitesimal trifle of my debilitatingly coercing schedule,...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
My Muse Retired Gisela Vigil	I reached for pen to write a thought, from brain the words were leaking. But Muse held firmly pen in hand and then she started speaking… “I...	Rate it (4.80 / 5 votes)
Paul. Retired. Wayne Blair	No longer at the Bank's entrance Cardboard sign in hand "Some change would be appreciated." This was a vocation. Dedicated hours. ...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Retired Shopman Robert William Service	He had the grocer's counter-stoop, That little man so grey and neat; His moustache had a doleful droop, He hailed me in the slushy street. "I've sold...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Semi-retired Cannon Stewart Daughtrey	Part I You're a 45 pound sledge, to the stomach For sure A rubber semi-truck tire, on fire One must strike to survive Just to goddamn bounce...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Old Retired Sea Captain James Whitcomb Riley	The old sea captain has sailed the seas So long, that the waves at mirth, Or the waves gone wild, and the crests of these, Were as near playmates...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Retired Cat William Cowper	A poet's cat, sedate and grave As poet well could wish to have, Was much addicted to inquire For nooks to which she might retire, And...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Reflections of a Retired Teacher Steve Cochrane	In Special Ed, I taught for years With children learning slow. Some were depressed with silent tears While some let anger go. Much patience...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)

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