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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY LAST CIGAR, by HENRY JAMES MELLEN
First Line: The mighty thebes and babylon the great
Last Line: Then come the ashes, and the long, long rest.
Subject(s): Smoking; Tobacco; Pipes; Cigars; Cigarettes
First Line: The mighty thebes and babylon the great
Last Line: Then come the ashes, and the long, long rest.
Subject(s): Smoking; Tobacco; Pipes; Cigars; Cigarettes
The mighty Thebes and Babylon the great,
Imperial Rome, in turn, have bowed to fate;
So this great world and each particular star
Must all burn out, like you, my last cigar;
A puff—a transient fire, that ends in smoke,
And all that's given to man—that bitter joke—
Youth, Hope, and Love, three whiffs of passing zest,
Then come the ashes, and the long, long rest.
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