Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, RETIRED, by NAOMI ROACH KLAPP


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RETIRED, by                    
First Line: Their eyes, reflecting the dimness
Last Line: They will meet again -- and yet again.
Subject(s): Retirement


Their eyes, reflecting the dimness
Of autumn's paling sun,
Cast vainly for the familiar sight
Of fields, where plowing must be done.

But, pushed by habit to rise at dawn,
They give their time-worn clothes a wrench
And, lacking else, they soon convene
Upon the corner bench.

Here they can brace each other
And let their stories run
The course of day, upon a field
Of chalklines in the sun.

Old men -- retired --
With little work to do,
This is their daily task,
Their daily pastime, too.

Time can throb at the portal
And beat her brow in vain,
For tomorrow and tomorrow
They will meet again -- and yet again.





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