Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SIC TRANSIT, by W. B. ANDERSON First Line: Just a note that I found on my table Last Line: Recalls -- an havana cigar. Subject(s): Smoking; Tobacco; Pipes; Cigars; Cigarettes | ||||||||
JUST a note that I found on my table, By the bills of a year buried o'er, In a feminine hand and requesting My presence for tennis at four. Half remorseful for leaving it lying In surroundings unworthy as those, I carefully dusted and smoothed it, And mutely begged pardon of Rose. But I though with a smile of the proverb Which says you may treat as you will The vase which has once contained roses, Their fragrance will cling to it still. For the writer I scarcely remember, The occasion has vanished afar, And the fragrance that clings to the letter Recalls -- an Havana cigar. | 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 |
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