Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COMFORT, by CHARLES EDMUND MERRILL JR. First Line: With pipe and book, an old armchair Last Line: With pipe and book. Subject(s): Books; Smoking; Reading; Tobacco; Pipes; Cigars; Cigarettes | ||||||||
WITH pipe and book, an old armchair, A glowing hearth, what need I care For empty honors, wealth or fame? Grant me but this: an honest name, A cup of ale, a coat to wear, And then, while smoke wreaths rift the air, The banquet of the gods I share, Content to sit before the flame With pipe and book. Above the city's noisy glare, Yet sweet, tho' humble, is my fare; For changing not from praise to blame, These faithful friends are still the same -- No earthly comforts can compare With pipe and book. | 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 PERSICOS ODI by CHARLES EDMUND MERRILL JR. |
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