Twenty-One Epigraphs for Poems Celebrating the Retirement of Work Addicts written By Carolyn Martin July 22, 2020 Only disconnect.Slow down aggressively.Do nothing and rest afterwards.Sit, stare, and move the wall.You have the right to remain silent.Nothing-happening is not a threat.Revel in redundancy.Put all your goals in a box and burn that box.Love to do what’s now.Quiet your mind, hear your soul.Embrace the lean elegance of choice.Trick yourself into happiness.Cultivate primordial confidence.Revel in the groundless paradox of ambiguity.Ponder: Where does “it” take “time”?Be proud of your humility.Celebrate a chasm’s closing.Peel off the remnants of demands.Remind yourself: Nothing is as good or as bad as you anticipate.Believe Truth will find you and make you beautiful.Stand outside yourself and revel in the ecstasy. Author Carolyn Martin From associate professor of English to management trainer to retiree, Carolyn Martin is a lover of gardening and snorkeling, writing and photography. She is currently the poetry editor of Kosmos Quarterly: journal for global transformation. Martin Read More in Poetry Wild Blueberries by Ed Schad April 15, 2026 When the Light Shifts by Maria Caponi April 14, 2026 Visitor by Ed Schad April 13, 2026 Poetry by DS Maolalai April 12, 2026 Haikus at a Paris Café, by the Canal San Martin by Maria Caponi April 11, 2026 Share this: Comments are closed.
