A little essay on Pipe Smoking
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- I read you my contribution to ‘Ordinary Saints’ the new anthology from Square Halo
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Protect this man at all costs
From what exactly?
@@Nosmajszloh it’s just a saying. Kind of like, there seems so little kindness and niceness and warmth left in the world, so we have to guard it and keep it going :)
Agreed, guys awesome to listen to, and so gifted!
@@Nosmajszl The phrase "Protect this man at all costs" is a way of saying that someone is a blessing and makes the world a better place.
Amen 👍😇👍
One of my favorites:
A pipe, a book, a cozy nook,
A fire (at least its embers)
A dog, a glass, tis such we pass
The hours that one remembers.
Very nice!
My shoulders just lowered and my blood pressure went down.
Thank you.
Very nice indeed 👍
The lost art of knocking on a door before entering.
“I do these little things in order, at last, to do nothing.” That makes for a delightful motto.
“Parva ago ut tandem nihil agam.” The Latin version of this delightful sentiment.
I'm in my early twenties and life is so busy and so full, I very often forget how to sit still. When I try to do so, I get overwhelmed with anxiety that I'm wasting time and I should be doing something useful. However, your videos remind me that life is a gift, not just a responsibility, and that it is just as well spent in soft gentleness as vibrant motion. You really provide such a sense of peace for a lot of people, thank you for your videos!
You know what, I just figured out why I'm drawn in so deeply to your poetry - your stories and the way you tell them reminds me of my grandfather. He quite smoking by the time I had memory, but he sat in a chair much like yours, and had a collection of literature that rivals your library.
@@maddychurch1534 ...You know something - I remember well that feeling as a young man (a long time ago) - I used to suffer a lot with that same feeling of anxiety over wasting time... We had old boys of a great caliber back then, we truly did - most had been through WW2 - and I would gain great wisdom by just being with them - at their speed -and listening to them... I used to go to the pub with certain of them... I would say it taught me to relax and learn something very wise beyond my (then) years. God Bless / all the best.
I'm still a pretty young fellow. Not quite as young as you but still certainly not aged. Could I just make a recommendation to you? Maybe, consider picking up a corn cob pipe and a delicious tobacco like Petersons Sunset Breeze? It always helps quiet and calm my mind. Specially after long days. Also, poetry helps. One particular poem that I think of often during my busier days is one that goes like this, "the silence with its gloved hand tames the wild Hawk of the Mind." Our Generation has lost the gift of being able to sit in quiet, allowing it to slow down our busy mind and busy heart. I know what the world and medical professionals say about smoking tobacco. I get it. But, it has been one of the most special gifts to my life that I have currently. Not a joke. Best wishes to you on our short but most meaningful little existence and time on this Earth. Blessings
@@KCpipedpiper wholeheartedly agree - except for the sunset breeze bit!
I’d advise one to go for the navy rolls, three nuns, capstan blue - something of that nature.
@@goldboy150 my first tobacco was escudo... I love where your going
As a pipe smoker(and a big fan of Tolkien and Lewis) I've always found something comforting in the fact that some of my favorite authors have the same respect for the pipe as I do. There is nothing like it for forcing oneself into a state of stillness and contemplation.
Not to mention the caracthers ;-)
Sounds like you are simply falling to the psychological tricks the mind plays to continue smoking. I also have experience with usage of tobacco and in my family people's health has been damaged very badly by it. One has died. Another has to use supplemental oxygen. Maybe it is wrong to use sentimental mental tricks to justify something so blatantly destructive to the human body?
Sweet leaf boi 🌳
"A pipe! It is a great soother, a pleasant comforter. Blue Devils fly before it's honest breath. It ripens the brain, it opens the heart; and the man who smokes thinks like a sage and acts like a Samaritan." -Bulwer Lytonn
From the book The Gentle art of Smoking, by Alfred Dunhill. 1954
"Practice the art of simply sitting still." Now that's some apt wisdom for our digital age. For one reason or another, a lot of us have lost that art.
My favourite corner of the Internet
'Ogden's Walnut Plug - Sweet as a Nut' ' was my Dad's tobacco choice. As a little girl I loved the dark brown, plugs of tobacco with the blue, red and yellow paper bands round them - smooth and glossy in your hand like dark horse chestnuts. I was fascinated by the way he shaved off slices with a penknife and rolled them between his palms before packing his pipe and lighting it. A ritual that seemed to bring him a kind of peace after the stresses of the day.
Every Christmas as children we saved up our pocket money pennies to buy one as his gift.
Thank you for triggering the memory.
That's a beautiful memory Sandra. How so far have we become removed from the simple things in life that once brought others so much joy? Pennies for a pipe. . .I may write some on that myself. Thanks for the thoughts.
Wow you've reminded me of one of the favourite tobaccos ,
One of my Grandads smoke Ogdens Wallnut flake , I loved the smell of that tobacco 😊
I just found your channel, sir, and after watching a couple of your videos I feel like I've met a new friend, a kindred spirit. To be still is an art that escapes so many today. I need to consciously remind myself to slow down, and my pipe is a great help. Unlike other forms of smoking, pipes involve a process which forces one to slow down and focus on the task at hand... selecting the pipe and tobacco, packing the bowl, lighting, tamping, relighting, tending to the embers... One cannot be in a hurry and properly smoke a pipe. It's a contradiction. Thank you for your thoughts and creating a worthwhile corner in the Internet.
My granddad smoked a pipe and as I get older I’ve started picking up his old pipes and started smoking. I feel like I’m in communion with my ancestors. Great essay.
Malcolm hypnotizes me with his accent and erudition. He’s starting me back pipe smoking. He is a treasure among us and should be knighted if he hasn’t been already. I heard someone address him as “Sir Malcolm” but I’m not sure if that’s correct-although it should be. His digs reminds me of those of an old Rabbi I met when I was quite young. It was a book sanctuary and a world unto itself, a magical library of books and pipe aromas. It was heaven to a high strung college student eager to “be smart!” God what smart men: Malcolm and Milton. Both men of letters and brilliance beyond measure. Yes, we must protect him, support him, love him!
Malcolm! As a Catholic, I can say that I love you and hope God sends you His graces.
What a wonderful find. As an equally inveterate pipe smoker, I can thank the TH-cam algorithm for bringing this brilliant video to my attention. Bravo, sir. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
I'm often asked why in the world do I smoke a pipe ? I guess because you won't see many puffers where I live... I wish I could explain it to them even half as well as you. I always look for your pipes in the background and try and spot any additions! Thank you for sharing this sir... Brilliant!
This is the single greatest expression I’ve found of the joy of this hobby. Thank you for so eloquently articulating the joy we find in these rare moments of repose.
One of my fondest childhood memories is walking into my grandparents' living room and seeing my grandfather sitting in his favorite chair, deerskin bound Bible open in his lap (King James, of course!). I was fascinated by the stratum of smoke suspended in the room as he thoughtfully drew on his pipe while reading. I can still see Grandpa's gentle face, pipe in his mouth.
Ok, but what about the realization that if he hadn't smoked then he may have lived longer since it is known that smoking is harmful to health in more than one way?
@@StopFear Yes, this is true. I suppose he may have lived beyond his 84 years had he not worked at a chemical plant until age 65, or had he not worked in a coal mine in his youth. Psalm 139:16
@@hsh1950 a good long life regardless.
@@StopFear then you don't know anything about pipe or cigar smoking. You don't inhale it like a cigarette. It's purely for taste. The fda did a study on cigars and pipes and concluded that don't affect your health whatsoever
@@skatingsam96 wouldn't it still be bad for your teeth? Or would brushing after fix that?
Ah Malcolm. A perfect video. My personal favorite is a pint of ale, a pipe and being lost in an authors world of mystery. Well played and best of health to you.
You live in many wonderful moments
As a young man in his twenties, I appreciate your reminder to slow down sometimes and let the noise of life fade away. It's easy to forget to enjoy the journey of life. I hope you will put out more poems and content, as I would love to read and listen more to you. The stillness, peace of mind and presence of God you exude is soothing to those of us watching and listening.
listening to your videos, with lofi LOTR playing in another tab on low, sipping bourbon at 1:45am. 🌙
I was given a new Sherlock Holmes Peterson pipe (in its Petersons pouch) when I worked in the original pipe factory in Sallynoggan, Dublin back in the mid 1970s - I was an apprentice electrician contractor and I worked on an off in that factory - I still have that pipe and I recently popped into Petersons shop in Dublin and bought a packet of Irish Dew mixture tobacco - still have not opened it nor have I smoked that pipe for many years -- I am now in my late 60s, retired and I think its time to fire up the pipe that has been with me for so many years ..
A beautiful pipe, that!
I've finally, and not too late, made a room in my old cabin into a smoking library. Room enough only for book shelves, a lamp, a small table, and what is definitely the world's most comfortable sitting chair (purchased from a yard sale no less). Now. If I could get this gentleman to come share a drink it would be perfect.
The simple things
I really, really enjoyed that. An oasis in a world that seems to insist that everything you do should have a purpose and be done in a rush.
Love this guy. I’ve literally just discovered the channel. I’m 4 videos in. A book, decent beer or whisky, (I’m yet to try the pipe) cosy room.
Heaven.
We are severely underexposed to high-brow poetry in these times. There’s a modicum to be had in hip-hop I suppose, also in the various folk musics, but it just isn’t quite the same as a calm recitation from a page. Your channel is a great respite and an excellent resource for this increasingly niche artistic medium. Thank you for your contribution to it. I am blessed to have a day off tomorrow and I hope to fire up a pipe. You’ve got my heart set on an Escudo Navy Roll.
I asked a while ago, maybe if I ask again after such a delightful video on the subject you’d grant us such a video. I’d love to see a video of your pipe collection and how you became a pipe smoker and acquired them. Pipe smoking is such a blessing in its own way. I enjoy it a lot as well as your relaxing videos. Thank you Malcolm and consider it! 😊
He’s like a wise blackjack who played in the hobbit and never got out of character love the g
That was excellent! I sit with Peterson watching curls twist and turn upward, I am thankful.
I'm 56. I don't smoke my pipes nearly as often as I should. There is a calming and relaxing affect of the process and ritual. Yes, I think I need to light up a pipe more often than I do.
Sat watching this with my Bentley Formers Pipe made in Denmark (Estate Pipe) and some Peter Stokkebye Kentucky Maroon Nougat burning nicely in the bowl. Delicious blend.
I do these things in order to do nothing. What a great motto for every pipe smoker.
I absolutely love the line about the fire from your pipe as the Burning Bush was to Moses and to remind us that we stand on Holy Ground. Thank you for sharing this essay.
a long time ago i stumbled onto Alan Watts who mentioned something about peoples fear of sitting quietly with their own thoughts as opposed to constantly surrounding themselves with noise, whether its talking, television, music or some kind of background racket. he pointed out how it's almost irrational to simply sit quietly and explore your mind. meditation in other words, but not really? he was encouraging his (i guess they were students?) to give it a try. just be quiet, be still, and think.
i am not a meditator but i am a "sit quietly and think"-er and i always have been. i just never realized until that day that it can be a struggle for others. i simply avoid noisy people whenever possible.
so anyway, it was also around this time that i mentioned this rambling line of thought to my son, who was around 12 or 13 at the time, and how it intrigued me and gave me something else to sit quietly and think about...
my son took it to heart and still will turn off all his devices and music and just sit in his room and think. he came to me shortly after that particular discussion to tell me he had taken that same philosophy to his friends. one of them was confused ... but actually gave it a shot. apparently he turned off the noise, sat in a chair in his room and explored his own thoughts for about an hour. his conclusion was that it was WEIRD.... yet... satisfying. He was able to sort out a lot of problems (what problems could a 13 year old possibly have? lol) but he ultimately liked the results.
ironic isn't it? you can get a lot done by doing nothing!
I could listen to these readings all the time love them
I had the great fortune of sitting down with my trusty Peterson and lighting a fresh bowl of “Lucky Star”, my favorite local blend, just in time. Tremendous essay. Thanks for sharing the words and a bowl!
Being an American traditionalist, I’m partial to the corncob pipe myself, but I’m glad to have stumbled upon this video and your channel. It’s so easy to get caught up in the world and forget to take time and enjoy life.
This is incredible. The reading and material are amazing. I love the passion of the work but the writing is incredible. Thank you sharing your passion, it's an honor to be a part of your adventures.
You are so welcome!
I do love your videos. Such a peaceful feeling watching them.
This video popped up just as I finished a morning of writing poetry while smoking my pipe with a cup of coffee next to me.
I'm inspired to go smoke my pipe and read some poetry! I am loving your channel Sir!!! Keep the videos coming!!! Cheers!!!
Absolutely wonderful!
I would love to get a print of that linocut impression of you, just marvelous! Stumbled upon your videos recently and I have loved the sincere and serene landscapes you have been able to portray through your literary commentary as well as your joy of pipe smoking. Cheers!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful essay with us. Watching you so masterfully read it as I watch the sun go down while having a bowl of english tobacco in a Peterson and a good coffee. And being thankful to God for peaceful moments like these. Slainte!
Thank you for your videos about George MacDonald, CS Lewis, and pipe smoking. I am a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and we sometimes jokingly call CS Lewis the 13th apostle, the man was incredible. I smoke a pipe myself (hand crafted by my friend)
Thank you for the beautiful video! Could you maybe make another video about your pipe collection? And in the course of this, also tell us something about the individual pipes, for example, how you got or acquired them.
That would be great!
The splendid performance of a Peterson pipe! I have had many other brands over the years and now only have Peterson’s; my favorite is the system spigot or deluxe. Wonderful essay! God Bless.
Malcolm, take this as a high compliment: this video came on when I was in the other room, and as I walked in I heard you reading before I saw that it was you. Prior to getting the visual, I thought I was about to round the corner and see Oliver Reed. Well done, sir! Cheers!
A great sit down there with you Malcolm, your poems about smoking are glorious! I had my Dr. Watson pipe fired up as I listened to you read your mighty poems today 🤘🏻
Malcolm I have just recently discovered your channel and your channel meets evrything I enjoy. Literature, religion and a calming study atmosphere. I am a 17 year old from Toronto, Canada and I have been introduced to C.S Lewis after I read his work, “Mere Christianity” in religion class. I have been blessed to have a teacher who is so dedicated in his craft and his faith which has done nothing but reinforced my pursuits into history, English and religion in my life. I am planning to study history and English in university with plans on later becoming a secondary school teacher. You inspired me to recreate the inklings as a book club at my school, where we discuss Christian literature, read Tolkien and Lewis and much more. You really are a true gem with such a relaxed but wisdom filled persona!! Thank you for all of your videos, they are so inspiring. Are you planning any events in Toronto, Canada??? If not would you be willing to join a zoom call and provide my club an introduction for the inklings??? I would truly appreciate this!!!
P.S I have commited to the art of pipe smoking once I hit 50 or when I get my phd!!!!
Take care Mr. Guite!!
Nicholas C.
What a linguistic masterpiece those poems are, Malcolm you are a true master of your art. I could honestly listen to them every day, please never stop making videos!
My mind is restless lately, wondering and criticizing many things. No one is my side guiding me through, no one cares, no one can or both sometimes. Your words and your spirit radiating through your presence made me feel like when I was a baby. Beings older and stronger than me helping me out through the vast garden in the day's twilight, where everything appears so mysterious and the earth so unending. The image of a man smoking a pipe, dressed in its aroma and contemplating about the world, become one with nature and allow his conscience to trancend to the cosmos, or maybe better, merge with his world and feel complete for being a part of it.
Malcolm I've stumbled across you and am ever so thankful that I have. This Saturday just gone I bought my very first pipe, a corn cob. I am yet to smoke it as I am waiting for that special moment. Wonderful video. I shall be watching more!
Welcome aboard!
Sherlock Holmes indeed! As a young man I took up pipe smoking because I thought it gave me character and gravitas. Mostly, it gave me a sore tongue. But I loved it anyway and smoked for quite a while. I lived in Chicago at the time and was very fond of the custom, aromatic Three Star blends from the downtown tobacconist Iwan Reese. Three Star Blue was my favorite of all and it was reasonably priced in those days, the halcyon 1960s and '70s. Then, smoking was allowed, even welcome, everywhere. If someone in a bar or restaurant was leery of a pipe smoker being nearby, once I had lit up and got the pipe going, they were not only surprised at the depth and beauty of the aroma, they often complimented me and said they never knew a pipe could smell so good. I went so far as to carve my own Meerschaum in a Danish style and I was quite pleased by the result. Eventually, my wife needed to quit smoking cigarettes and I put my pipes aside to help her. I don't regret that decision, but I often miss the relaxing ritual of filling, lighting, smoking and minding a pipe.
Good old Iwan Ries three star. My first pipe tobacco ever was blue. I'm fond of green myself. Cheers.
I feel the fire that makes the light that makes the day.
A wonderful video Malcolm, as settling and enjoyable as a pipe itself. I shall select my Peterson Sherlock Holmes series pipe later this afternoon and smoke a bowl in quiet reflection as your lovely poem suggests.
I enjoyed this visit with you. I had a Peterson bulldog with the old Codger blend Sir Walter Raleigh regular whilst watching. May our Lord and Savior truly bless you Malcom.
As He has blessed us with you, David! - seraphim
@@shirtsleeves860 , Thank you and much love ❤️ and God’s blessings to you my friend.
These videos are the equivalent of your favorite comfort food after a long day
Malcolm; this was fun. Enjoyed the thoughts about pipe-smoking. I love that woodcut! Some time ago, you inspired me to get a zippo to light my pipe. Speaking of inspiration, I've got a Fender amp sitting in my office as well :-). Cheers!
I am so glad I have discovered you.
I am so blessed to have stumbled across this wonderful warmth and silence running through the cold noise of that which we call social. Heart warming. Thank you.
It is half past midnight in Southeast Texas, USA. There is a quiet cool breeze blowing across the river that once separated the Spanish and French Empires attempts at North American conquest. The few remaining old leaves are gently rattling against the new ones. The city is at peace for the moment. I took the opportunity to indulge in that peace with my pipe and a bowl of Virginia leaf.
Thank you for making this moment even more enjoyable, and if a may send your way a proper southern God Bless You.
You always faithful spread the glories of the poetic masters, but you belong amongst them too. Your own poems are a joy.
Glory to thee Lord Malcome! What bliss to hear thee unfold thy spirit with an uplifting puff and a swig of liquid treat, embracing a most beautiful past time! I praise your acts of wisdom, you are an embassador of poetry, of the briar and of true culture....
Excuse my spelling , am on the train and difficult to write without my glasses 😅
Every time I pop in to your channel, has been a real treat.
Absolutely wonderful! I picked up a copy of the book this week and adore what you had to say in it! It’s too easy to miss the joy in ordinary pleasures, and God’s presence on that joy. Thank you for helping restore some of that beauty!
How delightful a video on an otherwise rather abrasive platform.
I've been considering taking up the pipe myself, and I do think that I may have made a decision at last.
He knows what he’s doing. He has to know
Wonderful! Thank you Malcom.
Now, we *really* need a tour of the pipe-poet’s pipe collection.
I was gifted my first pipe,which i had intimated to a friend,this last Christmas past. It has instinctively taken its rightful place,as a place of peace,joy and refuge from the mad bad world. Your poem was beautiful,and sums up my feelings exactly,so i need add no more,except to say,thankyou for sharing your truths. I will look up Ordinary Saints,as i would like to have a hard copy. God bless,and best wishes.
I feel the fire that makes the day... What an amazing line.
This literally brings tears to my eyes listening and contemplating how much pipe smoking and meditating brings us to God's Holy nature and a more closeness to understanding what He has in store for us. Thank you so much for this time.
I ended up buying 3 of those books...one for myself and two for family members...and what a great couple pages on Glory alone! Fantastic book...can't wait to read the rest of it! And, of course, I'm going to read the section on pipes - even though you've read it to us already! Happy piping!
smoking a pipe makes you more contemplative about everything and brings a sense of calm to the mind like nothing else. Tobacco when it is not raped by chemicals by big cigarette companies is a lovely sacred herb.
I love you sir... the same way most of us love our traditions and heritage. You are a living, breathing, gateway to why we have our culture and our love of family and God. Thank you
Incredible
I recently discovered your channel and I watch this while smoking my own Peterson pipe on my back porch in Florida this breezy and comfortable evening listening to frogs and birds in the pond and distant barking dogs. The rumble of a train and some cars further off. Quite wonderful, and thank you for your time.
What a wonderful essay and what a pleasure to watch you in your 'den', so happy being surrounded by what you love!
I have only just discovered your channel and thank you very much. I have got lots of videos to catch up on and cannot wait. I wish I had the same Peterson as your good self but I shall dust one of my own off and settle down with some Nightcap later. God bless and best wishes from Cheshire (UK).
That's a beautiful print. Very glad the artist created for you friend.
I'm enjoying a pipe and pint right now in my backyard. How thankful I am. A shring of sorts.
Cheers
Absolutely stunning essay here, Malcolm. Loved every word!
Thank you for sharing of your mind, heart and soul. I appreciate the 20 minutes of watching your teach and entertain.
Wonderfully engaging discussion. Truly a joy to behold.
I am enchanted and inspired. I love your poetry and philosophy .Few channels do so. You have encouraged me to rediscover the wonderful elements of smoke. Your immersion in the values past have brought heretofore have sent me back to the simple pleasures of life in my Grandfather’s world. Thank You.
Pipes and poetry. Perfection. Thank you for sharing this!
What a joy, as always. Thank you.
Refreshing, beautiful, and life sustaining all around. Thank you and God bless you. Great Peterson! Keep the faith
I got to your video late but I watch it four times!!! I love love love this video. I hope one day you put together all your pipe thoughs and poems in a book. What a treasure that would be for all of us out here in this crazy world.
SL
Although I gave up smoking over a decade ago, I must confess to a certain enduring grieving at the loss.
I love watching ppl enjoy the things they enjoy. The simple things are the best. Resding a good book. Drinking a nice cup of coffee. Feet propped up on at ottoman. Bust out a pipe,. In my case, filled with Marijuana and just sit back and enjoy yourself. Nothing fancy but it the best part of life.
Just lovely
Malcolm , you are an true treasure
This man is a class act in being the best you can be. I imagine wonderful things as he reads to me. Thank you. Just subscribed
Amazing
Even though I have been watching your content for a few years, this is the very first time I've actually been able to watch one of your videos as soon as it's released.
You introduced me to theology, poetry and pipe smoking, and for that you have my eternal gratitude, Reverend.
Wow. Love that poem. Beautiful.
This was truly wonderful thank you 💨💨💨
Glad you enjoyed it
Very beaty texts! You are artist! Master of words! Thank you for this! I'm in love!☺️👌👍✌️
This is just incredible. Thank you so much!