Josie Whitehead’s Poems

                 

                 

                 

                Retirement - The Best Days Of Your Life

                 

                By Josie Whitehead

                 

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                Goodbye to work, you're on a high - it's the best day of your life!

                You gladly hand the reins over - goodbye to toil and strife.

                  When morning comes, you lie in bed and you look up at the ceiling -

                  There's no-one here to harrass you - I know just how you're feeling.

                 

                The sun shines through the window, you hear the clatter of some feet -

                It's people who are off to work, you can hear them in the street.

                  Within you comes a warming glow - your new life just is starting.

                   There's cards from many work-friends who were sad at your departing.

                 

                But you must arise, get dressed and out - there's no time left to lose.

                Make the most of it, the day is yours - just do exactly as you choose.

                  Just why should you feel guilty on the best day of your life?

                  "Because I said a cheerio to my poor, still working wife".

                 

                 

                Copyright 2006

                 

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