I poem I found among Dad’s papers. His thoughts on retirement.

As my brother said today when I told him about it: “I didn’t know he had it in him.”

By Wiley Taylor

Retirement

Welcome to the world of “this can wait”

You have now joined the ranks of “Boy, I can get

Loads and load of things accomplished.”

Then you stop, check the clock and think-

“Where did all the time go?

Oh well, I will do this, and that, tomorrow.

Guess what?

I did not get to those things tomorrow either.

Oh well, there is always next week.

In the long run it matters not if they get done.

Okay, and if not, okay!

I am going to take the day off.