WINNERS ANNOUNCED!! Partagas for Poets Week

[El Presidente]

I am putting up 5X5 packs of Partagas Serie E 2 

You have shone this week with your prose. Let's push the envelope a little. 

On this thread ....post up your own cigar related poem/sonnet/ditty

Have some fun 

5 prizes

1 x  5 pack to the poem/sonnet with the most FOH member likes. 

4 x 5 packs into to be drawn among all contributors. 

Drawn Friday 

[Colt45]

cigar smoke wafting

in rays of afternoon sun

phantoms in the wind

[benfica_77]

FOH the land of smokey dreams 

Filled with interesting and unique characters

@WarriorPrincess has the patience of Ghandi but the toughness of a warrior princess 

@Fuzz a man of who has had many jobs including filming videos where the girls goes yess yesss yessss 

@Ken Gargett who has yet to find a cigar that has a draw to his liking and has a life-size poster of bruce springsteen in his bedroom 

@JohnS with his detailed cigar reviews, I wonder how big his collection is. I expect that his humidor has no headroom. 

Last but not least there's @El Presidente... a king, Ruler, Dictator, Tyrant, and all around nice guy.

Cheers to all of you. 

[Fuzz]

There once was a man from Brissie,

Who got caught all up in a tizzy.

Some fool posted on his forum,

With a total lack of decorum.

It certainly keeps his Mods busy!

[Notsocleaver]

There once was a man from the Isle of Man

Whose cigars were wetter than shellfish

In the hot summer sun

He dried them one by one

But still they tasted like bait chum

[Section9er]

New to the forum

Loves the 24:24

Humidor full, but still orders more

Wife has not a clue

the cost of the stash

She just roll her eyes as I show off my ash

As the night simmers down 

I gaze at her eyes

she says that it's late

I say its ok

And  go check my RH

 

 

[Paladin865]

As the sun set in the west

I unwind from the stress that is the best

As I start to puff

Gone is the stress and stuff

As the smoke take it away

The peaceful night is the order for the end of the day

[sho671]

Finish hebdomad
Cigars to be set on fire
Tasty, tasty smoke

[BigGuns]

poolside with a smoke

poker forums with some blokes

i pontificate

[Ash Bridges]

Two cigars converged in a burled wood,
And sorry I could not smoke both
And be one smoker, long I stood
And rolled one between my fingers as long I could
To when the wrapper crackled in my fingers.

Then took the other, as just as fair
and having perhaps the better sheen,
Because it was oilier and had a glare;
Though as for that the shine there
Had presented them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
With leaves no roller could turn back
Oh, I’ll smoke the second another day!
Yet knowing how cigar leads on to cigar,
I knew that I would soon come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two cigars converged in burled wood, and I—
I smoked both of those cigars,
And that has made all the difference.

[LLC]

I know I suck at this.
But a chance at free cigars I will not miss.

A poet I am not.
Some may say I should stop.

Cigars for me are a passion.
Some may say more an obsession.


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[cfc1016]

The Tao of Tobacco

 

The quickest way to reach your destination is to walk in the opposite direction.

To behold the beauty of creation, we must envelop ourselves in destruction.

To comprehend infinity, we must embrace ephemerality.

To bow at the altar of sublime perfection, we must welcome disappointment.

 

Only in our walk through the fire, can we learn to be like water.

[zigarrenziggy]

Flower of the Antilles

 

Flower of the Antilles; the ocean’s beau

An island filled with passion and belief and

The streets and people, a worldly reprieve

Splendor, magnificence, they both are bestowed

 

Pinar del Rio, Vuelta Abajo.

The greatest tobacco the world perceives

Rich soil, long history, and healthy leaf

The fields are sown, nurtured, and made to grow

 

Farmers will harvest the premium crop

Blenders choose to make a perfect cigar

Rollers will roll for the world to enjoy

While we cut, light, and delightfully destroy

 

Cuba is merely an island from afar

Flower of the Antilles; an ideal backdrop

[JC67]

 

 

I smoke in moderation,

One cigar at a time

A famous line that rings true

With a little French wine,

I drift back to thinking about you

 

 

[Islandboy]

The Zen of a Cigar

 

Blue smoke swirls, untouched by fire.

A sparkling droplet of morning dew binds itself to a fresh blade of grass.

I hear a song in the distance, from a bird on the wing.

Now fluttering by, silence is broken again, for a moment.

I sit, 

I wonder,

about nothing at all.

[scottm12]

The sight i adore 

inside my humidor

Is Partagas from roof to floor

[Wailbait]

This cigar makes me feel so alive

Without hamster-wheel routines I can thrive. 

I’ll slow down and adore

This Laguito D4,

24’s coming up soon, hit F5.  

 

 

[maverickdrinker]

When your world becomes hectic, overwhelming and strained.

A fantastic puro can bring you back to centre again.

Amazing how rolled up cured leaves can bring many benefits.

Lifelong friendships, fantastic experiences and a relief from life’s stresses.

Long ago, a friend share words of wisdom to me that were quite pious.

Best thing about our hobby is the friendships, the cigars are a nice bonus.


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[Akela3rd]

(With apologies to e.e. cummings)

 

HdM EE

 

Cold

Damp

Evening

fire to warm the cockles

and a cigar of great repute.

S m o o o t h to the eye,

 

dark to the touch,

 

promising much.

 

The fire takes the cigar

AndCream

AndHazelnut

...and

...and

Milky coffee,

(like your grandmother used to make)

...and

...and

Mint

(just a suggestion of)

 

you understand

 

So it goes for a happy and calm hour

or

more

?

...and it ends

peace

full

y.

 

 

Sent from Cosmos Redshift 7

 

 

 

 

[Meklown]

My first attempt at writing,

My cigar she is biting.

Trying to build my stash,

But always struggling with cash.

Fitting my mouth with dried leaves,

Grilling a steak of aged beef. 

Where will this hobby lead,

If I continue on this deed?

[teamrandr]

(Clear Havana) by: teamrandr 

It's been a long time coming 

For this one

Crusty dusty

Aged to perfection 

Tobacco from yesteryear 

Is he wacko?

Let's be Clear 

Havana tobacco 

Blessed  me here

Take me away

 Take me Beyond

Havana tobacco made in Bond

 

 

 

 

 

[Deeg]

Well, I'm in Japan - I have to do a haiku (tenka is beyond me, I'm afraid).

 

Amber glow at dusk

My Glencairn my only mate

Screw the universe

[Doctorossi]

Pit of a cherry?

Wherefor art thou, Romeo?

Shell of an almond.

[Islandboy]

So, here’s the backstory on this one: In my capacity as a Project Manager and Construction Consultant, I’ve been putting a renovation project together for a prominent restauranteur here in Lahaina, who, like so many others connected at the hip to the visitor industry, is completely shut-down amidst the stoppage of tourism and growing uncertainty. As a savvy businessman, he wants to utilize the unexpected downtime to make much needed repairs to his historic building's failing infrastructure, but the standard timeframe (pre-Covid) of the entire process for issuance of proper permits that will allow this is 6 - 8 months (it’s in a zone complicated by historic district and shoreline management area rules). This is almost unthinkable as he needs to open back up soon and get his employees back on their feet, or else. Meanwhile, the building sits idle.

My team of permitting consultants and I had a Zoom meeting with our Mayor’s office 2 weeks ago, to present our plans and plea for expediency with the County permit process. Not asking to skirt any rules, mind you, just that the highly bureaucratic process be hastened in any way possible. The meeting left me feeling sick to my stomach, and effectively squashed all hope that our local government might be capable of even a smidgen of empathy. 

That evening, I lit up a fine-ass Siglo VI, and penned this:

 

The Man in Charge

 

A rule that applies, or a rule applied,

the first one takes some effort to discern.

 

I spoke with a man in charge today,

he seemed oblivious to my concerns.

I presented plans and proof of my integrity, on pages for review,

with borrowed gold, I hired men, to present my point of view.

 

6 moons and several days ago, this same man came to me,

he said our world had met with disarray, in just one night it seemed. 

“A silent plague, much worse than death, is floating in the air,

sacrifice your friends and all you’ve worked for, don’t dwell on your despair”.

 

The science sound, my heart in pieces, I complied for the good of all,

I watched in helpless fervor, my clients and colleagues fall. 

My only wish, as I lay fallow, is to prepare for days less dire,

to green my pastures, to fix past problems, with repairs overseers do require.

 

To the man I asked that my wish be considered, and my plan not be denied, 

I suggested that sacrifices should be made by those on every side.

Instead I’m told, in words so cold, there’s little they will try,

for they are loyal to the flaws of rules, that they choose to just apply.

 

“It is what it is”, exclaimed the man, as he brushed my plea for help aside,

I now see the sacrifices, are to be made by just one side.

[puromaniac]

I may be too late for the party, but here's my offer, anyway.

 

Just what is it that drives this obsession of ours?

I’m talking of course of our epic love affair with cigars

Can we hope to explain it? Let along contain it?

How can our favourite box codes be indelibly etched in our head

When we struggle each year to recall the date we were wed?

And though most would not cheat on our spouse

We might still feel a bit of a louse

When we succumb to the urge and then the deceit

Of clandestine orders and hidden receipts

What is it that drives our obsession with cigars?

While marriage passion may wane over time

Our hearts can’t help skipping a beat whenever fondling an aged Monte Sublime

Though merely a plant

Would anyone offered a 1966 say, I just can’t?

What is it then, this obsession of ours?

What drives us to savour cigars?

The rich smoke and flavour notes are merely part of the story

So maybe don’t overthink it, just light up and get on with the glory.