21 Retirement Poems

Finding the right retirement poems to use at a party, in a card or in a speech or toast all comes down to the retiree. You may find one or a few poems below that work perfectly and connects to the honoree correctly, or you may find it helpful to use these poems and create your own. However you find our poems helpful, they are available for you to use.

I love to celebrate a retirement using cheeky or funny retirement poems. They are a super fun way to celebrate a great life change.

May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.

May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
Irish Blessing Quotes
Your New Life Begins
Today you will retire,
And a new life will begin.
May you have the time to do all you want,
And may you feel the joy within...Read more of Your New Life Begins
Retirement Sayings

I have Today.

I have no Yesterdays,
Time took them away;
Tomorrow may not be �
But I have Today.
Pearl Yeadon McGinnis
A Joyous Time Indeed
Congratulations on your retirement.
Its a joyous time indeed.
Say goodbye to the everyday hustle and bustle,
And enjoy the slower speed...Continue reading A Joyous Time Indeed
Retirement Wishes
Life is a song - sing it.
Life is a game - play it.
Life is a challenge - meet it.
Life is a dream - realize it.
Life is a sacrifice - offer it.
Life is love - enjoy it.
Sai Baba
Love Quotes

Whether it's good or bad, Depends on how you take it.

It's not as bad a world,
As some would like to make it;
But whether it's good or bad,
Depends on how you take it.
Author Unknown
Graduation Wishes
It's Your Time To Shine
Do your very best,
In everything you do,
So when it comes time,
You can choose whatever you want to...Read the rest of It's Your Time To Shine
Retirement ~ praise the Frenchman,
His remark was shrewd
How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude!
But grant me still a friend in my retreat,
Whom I may whisper,
Solitude is sweet.
William Cowper
Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite the sounding furrows;
For my purpose holds to sail beyond the sunset,
And the baths of all the western stars, until I die.
It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
Tho' much is taken, much abides;
And tho' we are not now that strength which in old days moved the earth and heaven;
That which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate,
But strong in will to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Alfred Tennyson

Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books,
ease and alternate labour

An elegant sufficiency, content,
Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books,
Ease and alternate labour, useful life,
Progressive virtue, and approving Heaven!
James Thomson
Fear no more the heat o' th' sun,
Nor the furious winter's rages.
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone and ta'en thy wages.
William Shakespear
Challenges Of Retirement
Retirement is like becoming a new mother,
Without the hassles and challenges of raising a child
You feel like you�ve been thrown into a different life,
Far from what is familiar and wild...Finish reading the poem Challenges Of Retirement
Poems On Mother

Funny Retirement Poems

Retirement Sorrows
Retirement is not for the faint of heart,
Once started it doesn't end.
It hits you all at once you know,
No more days off, it never ends...Read the remainder of Retirement Sorrows

Its all in how you play the game, isn�t it?

Retirement - Its all in how you play the game, isn�t it?
Let's see now. How will I know when I am a senior.
Hmmmmmmm.....
Some places give me a senior's discount at 55, some at 60 and some at 65.
My government pension will be sent to me when I am 65.
My company will arbitrarily retire me at 65.
(I'm going to beat them to the punch and retire at 60.)
So that means that parts of our society think 'senior' begins at 55.
How will I personally know?
Well, with a little bit of luck, I don't think I'll ever know.
It's all in how you play the game, isn't it?
Author Unknown
Funny Retirement Quotes
Time To Cheer
You�ve done it, you did it,
You're finally complete.
No more alarm clocks or early mornings,
And schedules are obsolete...Continue reading Time To Cheer
Life is mostly froth and bubble.
Two things stand like stone:
Dodging duty at the double,
Leaving work alone.
Author Unknown
An Ode to Old Age
There's quite an art to falling apart as the years go by, And life doesn't begin at 40.
That's a big fat lie.
My hair's getting thinner, my body is not:
The few teeth I have are beginning to rot.
I smell of Vick's Vapo Rub, not Chanel #5;
My new pacemaker's all that keeps me alive.
When asked of my past, every detail I'll know,
But, what was I doing 10 minutes ago?
Well, you get the idea, what more can I say?
I'm off to read the obituary like I do every day;
If my names there,
I'll once again start - perfecting the art of falling apart.
Author Unknown
As I Grow Old
God keep my heart attuned to laughter,
When youth is done;
When all the days are gray days,
coming after the warmth, the sun.
God keep me then from bitterness, from grieving,
When life seems cold;
God keep me always loving and believing
As I grow old.
Author Unknown
Funny Birthday Poems

Here's to the one who smiles
When life rolls along like a song,
And here's to the one who can smile
When everything is going dead wrong.

Here's to the one who smiles
When life rolls along like a song,
And here's to the one who can smile
When everything is going dead wrong.
Author Unknown
Happy Birthday Quotes
You are turning thirty,
That�s something amazing to see!
Now you're halfway to retirement,
Which means you're almost free!
Julie Hebert
Birthday Sayings
A Poem For Thee
I love to write poems,
So I wrote you a few poems you see.
But I found it hard to choose which one,
I would express my feelings for thee...Read more of A Poem For Thee
Hopeful Beginnings
May your life be just starting,
May only good find its way.
May your thoughts be happy and joyful,
And may you feel blessed everyday...Proceed with the reading of Hopeful Beginnings
Irish Wedding Toasts

I hope you were able to find the perfect retirement poems for your card, speech or party. Don't forget, allow these poems to inspire you to write your own if you are unable to find some poems that fit your needs.

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