Now I’m retired… a poem

Now I’m retired

Now I’m retired,  I can wake when I like
I can have a nice walk, or go ride my bike

There’s no-one to tell me what to do with my day
No patients, no bosses that I must obey

I can happily rest or do what I choose
Or watch lots of telly even the news

I can go down the club and have fun at bowls
Enjoying my time with some friendly souls

I can spend my time baking whatever I wish
Or maybe try cooking a new kind of dish

I can offer my time and will do it for free
To help raise some money for a charity

I can sit in the sun and read a good book
And not worry now, how long that it took

I can sit in the lounge and crochet a rug
And battle the cat when she gives it a tug

I can drive in my car and stay overnight
On any old day, when the time it feels right

I don’t have to wait till the end of the week
Or ask for time off for the days that I seek

Now I’m retired, I feel rested indeed
No longer working is just what I need!

(c) Sue Waight, copyright all rights reserved