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Studying for Retirement I still get up. I go to work. I still love what I do.
I’ll probably be doing this when I am 72!

I could stay home. I could sleep in; or visit new environments!
But leisure’s not my strong suit; In truth? I flunked retirement!

Some need a reason to get dressed; some need a place to go;
A place where others count on them; and faces that they know!

Some need a witness to their life; and problems to resolve;
And someone who will miss them if they don’t show up at all.

A place where they find value in something they contribute.
Some like to be depended on; it pays their ego tribute.

(I once retired for 10 whole years and took up poems and art;
I cruised, I flew, I partied, I gave it my whole heart.

I organized my rolodex, my closets, and I cooked!
I entertained, I volunteered, my calendar was booked.

My house was clean, my garden lush, my afternoons were lazy;
I wandered round the local malls, my credit cards went crazy.

Til every day was just the same - Sunday, Monday, Friday…
and I was actually contemplating polishing my driveway;)

I realized that retirement may not be a promotion;
And some of us aren’t happy when our backfield’s not in motion!

So when young people tell me that they work just for the money;
And they can’t wait to quit one day, I find it somewhat funny;

That every time that grandkids come to talk of their careers;
They know they must give equal time so we can fill their ears;

(In that unguarded moment when retirement seems contrary):
With stories of those glory days when we were necessary!

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I still get up. I  go to work. I still love what I do. <br />
I’ll probably be doing this when I am 72!<br />
<br />
I could stay home. I could sleep in; or visit new environments!<br />
But leisure’s not my strong suit; In truth? I flunked retirement!<br />
<br />
Some need a reason to get dressed; some need a place to go;<br />
A place where others count on them; and faces that they know!<br />
<br />
Some need a witness to their life; and problems to resolve;  <br />
And someone who will miss them if they don’t show up at all. <br />
<br />
A place where they find value in something they contribute.<br />
Some like to be depended on;  it pays their ego tribute.  <br />
<br />
(I once retired for 10 whole years and took up poems and art; <br />
I cruised, I flew, I partied, I gave it my whole heart. <br />
<br />
I organized my rolodex,  my closets,  and I cooked!<br />
I entertained, I volunteered,  my calendar was booked.  <br />
<br />
My house was clean, my garden lush, my afternoons were lazy;<br />
I wandered round the local malls,  my credit cards went crazy. <br />
<br />
Til every day was just the same - Sunday, Monday,  Friday…<br />
and I was actually contemplating polishing my driveway;)<br />
<br />
I realized that retirement may not be a promotion;<br />
And some of us aren’t happy when our backfield’s not in motion!<br />
<br />
So when young people tell me that they work just for the money;<br />
And they can’t wait to quit one day, I find it somewhat funny;     <br />
<br />
That every time that grandkids come to talk of their careers;  <br />
They know they must give equal time so we can fill their ears;  <br />
<br />
(In that unguarded moment when retirement seems contrary):<br />
With stories of those glory days when we were necessary!

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