Cinquain for Pensioners

[beekay]

retired
morning coffee
on my porch
waving at my neighbors
driving off to work
they wave back
not meaning
it

[sasha]

oh yes! Each morning...

we walk,
the dog and I,
along the road and smugly
wave to neighbors still in harness
ah, freedom!

[beekay]

Yeah, the only downside is having to get up early enough to see the mob off to work. But, it's worth it...

[judih]

on the porch
another coffee?
why not!

[saw]

my poor tenant upstairs has to pass each morning as I read the paper in my rocking chair on the front porch....the commuters look forlorn as I'm watering my plants as well....but I gotta tell ya....I earned it !

[sasha]

Yup. I can't say I miss getting up in the dark to dig my car out of a snowbank so I can drive it 25 miles along unplowed roads to a job that I hate. I've paid my dues. Laying me off 6 months shy of turning 65 - with 6 months severance! - was the best thing they ever did for me.