| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 04/18/07 at 11:54 PM Good one Chris. I am sorry to say I let the darn things fog my brain...Charlie |
| Posted by Christel Crews on 04/19/07 at 02:04 AM you know, i wondered how many you lit while writing said piece :) its very creative though and it made me think twice about ever starting to smoke, though the temptation isn't really threatening at this moment in time... |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 04/19/07 at 02:55 AM Og! —I love this! I whiff totally it with my mind!
pardon me -as i head out to the porch to sin a cig :)
fave, jave! |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 04/19/07 at 03:03 AM Oh my God, Chris! The picture at the end is the kicker.
She takes a satisfying draw and slowly exhales then pokes it in the right corner of her mouth in just the right position so the smoke doesn't obscure the screen to free her hands to type...
You gave me a great laugh that wasn't even followed by the obligatory cough.
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| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 04/19/07 at 04:16 AM Truly brilliant!! I breathed deeply of this and lived to read it again, and I did.... |
| Posted by Jean Mollett on 04/19/07 at 06:03 AM Hi Chris,
Great write. The picture goes good with it too.
I'm so glad I did quit years, before I did get the habit. No one said it would be easy. It's hard to, but with help and will power one can quit. And alot of prayers too. :) |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 04/19/07 at 11:40 AM Been there, done that. It's been a year and I STILL wake up and reach for my beloved ciggie. Loved the last stanza and I'd bet it's true! The picture said it all. Great right and very enjoyable read. |
| Posted by Maureen Glaude on 04/19/07 at 02:07 PM a good thing to tell yourself. Brenda Ueland in her book So You Want to Write has a good slant on this, she claimed coffee and smokes don't help but clutter the mind. She quit smoking. This was long ago. Good poem. |
| Posted by Anne Boulender on 04/19/07 at 02:33 PM this is the second time i read this. the first time, i thought chris romano wrote it. i wish quitting would improve my complexion, but no luck here. is that last part true? about smoking three packs to find the right word?? |
| Posted by Mara Meade on 04/19/07 at 03:27 PM -chuckling deeply...- Oh, this is too real! I need a light... |
| Posted by Kate Demeree on 04/20/07 at 05:21 AM Good Luck! Trying to quit myself... hard to do, because it is an addiction, habit, and vice! Great Poem! |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 04/22/07 at 01:37 AM I laugh in sympathy. Someone used the term sardonic. That is it! (I thank the Lord it is one habit I never developed. Praying that you will be able to quit!) |
| Posted by Alisa Js on 04/22/07 at 01:43 AM great piece on the dangers of smoking.. aloha |
| Posted by Bruce W Niedt on 04/23/07 at 09:21 PM This is very amusing, Chris, yet with that serious undertone. I love the analogies between cigarettes and poetry. I'm not a smoker or ex-smoker, but it's something to which we can all relate. Just as an aside, one of Billy Collins' most famous poems is called "The Best Cigarette" about quitting smoking - read it if you haven't already. When I met him recently and asked for an autograph, he told me he was once asked to autograph a cigarette.... d:-) P.S.: the "C.S.M." is a nice touch.... |
| Posted by Katerina T Nix on 05/06/07 at 01:18 AM Very clever, Chris. I really enjoyed this piece. Your humour always makes me smile (which I needed today). Thank you. -Kat :) oxo |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 05/11/07 at 11:29 PM Yeh - hard to stub this one out...maybe next time :> Incidentally, thanks for your last comment Chris - & apologies for my demented response :) |
