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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
YESTERDAY, by DIMP MILLIKIN CLEVENGER
First Line: He used to smoke his briar pipe
Last Line: But that was yesterday.
Subject(s): Past; Smoking; Tobacco; Pipes; Cigars; Cigarettes
First Line: He used to smoke his briar pipe
Last Line: But that was yesterday.
Subject(s): Past; Smoking; Tobacco; Pipes; Cigars; Cigarettes
He used to smoke his briar pipe
When he would be alone,
It seemed to make him happy
And wish to be at home.
He would puff the smoke in little rings,
Then watch them sail away;
It gave him so much pleasure,
But that was yesterday.
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