RETIREMENT POEMS

Retirement Poems and verses for cards and speeches. Need help with what to say when wishing your friend/colleague a happy retirement take a look here for inspiration. All these verse are free for non commercial use.













You have reached the point when you can hang up your hat
You can put away the tools of work and swap them for a Cat!
No more alarm clocks or getting up when it's dark
You can stay in bed until lunchtime and take walks in the park
You can go out for lunch that lasts all afternoon
Unlike lunch breaks at work which are over all too soon
You can go on holidays without permission for annual leave
In fact you can have more holidays than you actually need
You can go shopping in the middle of the week
Avoiding all the crowds but catching all the bargains you can seek
But if you get bored with all these things that you can do
You could always find a little job indeed we will volunteer you

Margmax 2011

The following is suitable for a speech rather than a card

When someone retires it's a bit mixed with feelings because on one hand it's sad that they have completed their career and no longer contribute to a workforce and now are labelled "pensioner".
On the other hand they have given the majority of their life contributing to the economy and earned the right to take thing easy and spend time pursuing their hobbies and interests.
(Fred) has reached this crossroad moving into the era of "pensioner" and I hope he embraces this phrase of his life taking up the opportunities now open to him. at this point the interests of the retiree can be mentioned e.g. hobbies, travel interests
So please join me today in thanking Fred for all his contributions he will be missed by all his colleagues and we all wish you well Fred in your retirement.

Margmax 2011

Retirement poems

You have put in a long shift (99) years I am told
That is a very long time no wonder you are so old
You have earned your retirement, there is no doubt of that
What will you do now - sit about and get fat
Maybe you will be a modern pensioner
And take long vacations - always flying here and there
Whatever your retirement holds we all wish you the best
Because you deserve it you have earned a welcome rest

Margmax 2011

The day has arrived it has came so fast
That you are retirement age we are quite aghast
You will be sorely missed that is very clear
Some people here will be shedding a tear
Some others may be shouting for joy
To see the back of you old boy

So from all of us your working mates
It matters not if you rise late
To buy you a present of a clock would be a crime
As your life will no longer be ruled by time

Margmax 2010




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