I apply a light to the bowl of my pipe
draw flame through the tobacco;
its secrets of pleasure are soon revealed
chasing the air in a pact.
We smoke together,
nothing can come between us
except time, never lasting forever.
On lonely days
I take to manicuring the briar
buffing it like an apple ripe
filling her bowl with new delight
then, once again I complete the cycle
light the bowl of my neverlasting pipe.
Lovely yet again. The complicity between the pipe and the smoker is so well expressed. It keeps the smoker company. My father smoked a pipe, and the yellow tobacco, in a special pouch, had a fantastic scent. (I gave up smoking at 8, yes eight. Having smoked several of those small packets of Players, and even her father's cigars, with a friend, we decided there was nothing in it for us)!
Jennifer
Thank you for reading and liking Avishek and Desmond. Appreciated as always.
Blimey, Jason. I should have been a salesman, although this is a purely selfish pursuit. It's not often we see the man with a pipe these days but I always speak to them as a duty. It is a bit of an art getting the best out of them, but I've been at it over fifty years now. Thanks for looking in.
That's a real tribute Graham and reaches the parts. The inner circle of pipe smokers are quite OCD about the best pipes and pay good money. I bought many pre used some from the states, and have a nice little harem of them. My older brother used to smoke falcon (metal stem), never cleaned it . Disgusting it was.
I could go on but i'll get my coat instead.
Hi Brian. There is still time to take it up , but have you got that money still? Great comment ! Actually, this vaping business is overseen by the NHS. Available in the pharmacy section at supermarkets now. Can you imagine?
Ray
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Wed 18th Sep 2019 23:08
I stopped smoking cigarettes 40 years ago and have saved myself more than £100,000 in real terms (really...work it out at £50 per week).
My friend's Dad smoked a pipe. We couldn't stand up for laughing when his wife said she loved a good shag (really said...no kidding).
Never been a smoker Ray although most of my family were at once stage. Athletics saved me. However, there was always something about pipe smokers that had an over-arching allure. The fact that this piece of polished wood remained after the event (unlike cigarettes) to bear witness to and provide a souvenir of the aromas, always seemed a little special.
I haven't smoked for over a year, maybe two years, and this, in a good way, made me want to light up right now.
J. x
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raypool
Sun 29th Sep 2019 21:15
Thanks Jennifer for your memories and thoughts, you seem to have an endless supply of responses to what I write, such a lift to the spirits I have to say. One of the few pleasures and a comfort to the troubled soul too.
Ray