A Toast to Retirement

 

Sunday arrived, as it always did,
in the wake of a Saturday.

As the dusk settled,
a mental nudge reminded me
to check the calendar
and see what lay ahead
in the swampy waters of the workweek.

Then I remembered: I had retired on Friday.

It was time to pour
a glass of Chianti
to savor the finish of a long chapter
and step into
another.