Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BLESSING OF A SMOKE, by RAY D. SMITH First Line: Did you ever invoke Last Line: Makes the whole world look rosy again. Subject(s): Smoking; Tobacco; Pipes; Cigars; Cigarettes | ||||||||
DID you ever invoke The assistance of smoke When the burdens of care seem to pall; When you tire of the strife And the boredoms of life, And care not for your rise or your fall? That's the time of all time When a smoke is sublime; It will lift from your mind every care; For your troubles and woes Will be lost in your doze, Dissolved in tobacco's bright glare. With each puff that you take And each ring that you make You'll experience thrills of delight; Pleasant thoughts come and go Through the fragrant weed's glow And your heart's correspondingly light. The blue Devils of care Fade away in the air, And your gaze meets the Goddess of Fate Smiling down through the rings, And the message she brings, Makes the whole world look rosy again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ONE LAST DRAW OF THE PIPE by PAUL MULDOON CHANEL NO. 5 by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR OLD MEN ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN, MURRAY, KENTUCKY by JAMES GALVIN DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 2. LOS CIGARILLOS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON WHICH PATH SHALL YOURS BE? by RAY D. SMITH SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 13 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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