I found it last night in a
box of stuff
a bit dusty
but comforting still
my old tobacco pipe.
tobacco
is a dirty word these days.
pipe smoking did have its drawbacks:
ashes everywhere
morning mouth,
odd tasting coffee
holes in jacket pockets,
pipes to clean
but the tactile experience
filling the pipe--
the lighting it,
getting a uniform burn,
fondling the pipe,
long after the need
or desire
for smoke had passed,
comforted me then as now.
I polished it up
and set it on my desk
probably never to smoke
but memories cling to it
like the char in its bowl
so there it will stay
John, I have a sudden urge to send you a pack of my aromatic tobacco. I am sure your memories of those precious 'pipe times' are as soothing as the beautiful verse you wrote. I am a pipe smoker too and I find it as elegant as poetry writing itself.
I enjoyed this John. There's something peaceful and calming about pipe tobacco aroma and the sight of a man sitting quietly while engaged in smoking his pipe; the atmosphere is almost sacred! Well done!
Outstanding nostalgic write, this brings back memories of my Dad and his pipe, it is very comforting! Best wishes...~Z~
Reviewed by Judy Lloyd (Reader)
Reviewed on February 25, 2005
Yes it is nostalgic and some men held a pipe in their mouths I think sometimes to give an sophisticated air like Norman Rockwell. I have some pipes that are works of art and never smoked on. Pipe tobacco has a different smell than cigarette because of the difference in the plants and their aromatic flavoring.
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