A pipe and a poem (on pipe-smoking day!)

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  • @aliasbillsmith7200
    @aliasbillsmith7200 8 месяцев назад +77

    This man is a world treasure. There is so much to learn from his demeanor alone that would improve a person’s everyday life. Thank you.

  • @kevinperry2865
    @kevinperry2865 8 месяцев назад +38

    'I pack them in tobacco leaves' wonderful line!

  • @alastairsummers8289
    @alastairsummers8289 8 месяцев назад +139

    Like 10,000 other people this past couple of weeks (I noted your subscriptions when one of your wonderful videos was suggested to me by YT a couple of weeks ago), I am a new convert to your channel - thank you for your wonderful poetry and insights into the world of Tolkien etc. I also decided pipe smoking seemed worth a try! 2 weeks ago I had never given it a go, but today I received my third pipe, a Peterson Lestrade. I sat on my patio in the cool Berkshire morning, and with my novice skills, enjoyed a lovely Kendal aromatic. The Peterson is truly a wonderful pipe. Yet when I enjoyed this morning pipe smoke, I had no idea it was International Pipe Smoking Day! So thank you again Malcolm, for enlightening me! Best Regards, Alastair.

    • @nermaldotorg
      @nermaldotorg 8 месяцев назад +3

      An excellent pipe - I hope to own one someday - enjoy!

    • @Richie66026
      @Richie66026 8 месяцев назад +5

      Bosun cut plug is what you want Alastair, one of the oldest gawith blends still in production, and you will see why. It is like time travelling to the victorian era and unlike any aromatic you have ever smoked before.

    • @Beregond1861
      @Beregond1861 8 месяцев назад +2

      A patio, porch, hammock or riverside are all wonderful places for a peaceful pipe, and what a wonderful story of you doing so on the day meant for it of all days! Welcome aboard, friend.🤜🤛❤️

    • @seanwick35
      @seanwick35 8 месяцев назад +5

      Funny, that’s my exact story, stumbled upon his video a month ago, never smoked a pipe before. Now I’ve ordered three pipes and several types of tobacco, and ordered the Hobbit and the Lord of The Rings books to enjoy while I smoke. I am having the darndest times figuring out how to light and get a good amount of smoke from my pipe though. As a cigar smoker, I like to get a great deal of smoke and a good draw and been a frustrating start.

    • @RetireandGo
      @RetireandGo 8 месяцев назад +1

      A wonderful comment and a cheers from me !

  • @petervannini1232
    @petervannini1232 7 месяцев назад +6

    “The false idea that there’s a race to run” really stuck out to me idk why

    • @sully9088
      @sully9088 7 месяцев назад

      Same. I roll out of bed onto the hamster wheel, and I never question it.

    • @tugginmagroin8384
      @tugginmagroin8384 7 месяцев назад

      We all are running the rat's race mate, but as a wise man once said, "The race is long, and in the end, it is only with yourself"....

  • @Androsynth75
    @Androsynth75 8 месяцев назад +29

    Got a vintage custombilt pipe and some well aged Northwoods tobacco on the agenda later today, with a cup of good coffee and a quiet hour's contemplation. It's a lost art these days, but for those of us who still appreciate it, there are many moments spent with a pipe that are more full, more present, and more lived than whole busy days I've spent at work.

  • @boskilingenfelter9515
    @boskilingenfelter9515 8 месяцев назад +5

    This man is the grandfather i always wish i had.

  • @Justin-uc8sc
    @Justin-uc8sc 8 месяцев назад +8

    Hard to imagine this man was once a little boy playing around with his friends after grade school, just like the rest of us humans. Who knows how you’ll turn out one day.

  • @CatholicPipeCo
    @CatholicPipeCo 8 месяцев назад +13

    Thank You Malcolm.
    “Smoke Rings from my Pipe” is how I discovered you, a while back.
    Never gets old.
    I quote it often, usually simply “practice the art of sitting still.”

  • @DavidRiosTV
    @DavidRiosTV Месяц назад

    Thanks to this video, I have decided to become a pipe smoker this year at age 49. I noticed that some of my favorite writers like CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and C. Jung all smoked pipes, and Charles Spurgeon with his cigars…so of course I finally decided to join the brotherhood. That’s probably how YT’s algorithm recommended this channel. I’ve bought my first Peterson system standard pipe 307, and after hearing Mr. Guite read this poem, I’ve also now purchased this same book. Just so that I can read it while a smoke a pipe just like he did in this video. I’m going all in!

  • @Atlacomulco91
    @Atlacomulco91 8 месяцев назад +20

    I do not smoke, but I love this poem and the idea of ending the day practicing "the art of simply sitting still" while doing something I love (for me it's drinking a frosted glass of root beer). Some of the most impactful moments of my life have been those of quiet solitude where my mind takes me to wisdom I did not know existed. I'm so glad to have found this channel.

  • @deckard97th
    @deckard97th 8 месяцев назад +4

    Cheers to you and your fine gift of poetry, Sir - you calm the soul and ground us to the blessed earth. Thank you, and happy smokes!

  • @The-Music-Archive
    @The-Music-Archive 8 месяцев назад +2

    a poem for Malcolm Guitte:
    A legend of our times
    reaching through the smoke and forming exquisite rhymes
    a seer of truths,
    a constitution unshakable as treebeard's roots
    tastes exquisite, choosing only the best,
    Who else could pull off that stylish waistcoat vest.

  • @iansmith3877
    @iansmith3877 8 месяцев назад +12

    Was so happy to receive Parables and Paradox for Father’s Day last year. I plan to have a copy of that poem framed to hang in my home office. I’ve given up my pipes for Lent, but I will take them up again on Easter, and enjoy a bowl and read this poem as I do. God bless and have a wonderful IPSD.

    • @MalcolmGuitespell
      @MalcolmGuitespell  8 месяцев назад +4

      Thanks. I’m honoured to have my poem framed!

  • @blinndorsey210
    @blinndorsey210 8 месяцев назад +4

    I think the world would be a better place if we all sat and practiced being still. Amen for the lost art of pipe smoking! I hope that art comes back. Happy Pipe Day Sir!

  • @whyisthissuddenlyathing
    @whyisthissuddenlyathing 8 месяцев назад +5

    Had a bowl in my Peterson 317 to celebrate while walking home from my local pub having been by an open fire for an hour or so. Sitting with a bottle of McEwans Champion in front of the woodburner at home, and what better time for this video to arrive! Cheers Malcolm - and happy IPSD to you as well!

    • @carlarthur4442
      @carlarthur4442 8 месяцев назад +1

      Sounds like a lovely idea in a special place 😀, can't beat a Bottle of Mcs.

  • @BradMangas
    @BradMangas 8 месяцев назад +5

    The only thing better than enjoying a good pipe and a good poem, is watching and listening to you Malcolm. Take care fella.

  • @SwollenSatyr
    @SwollenSatyr 8 месяцев назад +2

    'Practice the art of simply sitting still' ...wonderful, thank you for letting us drop in, good sir.

  • @warrenp2022
    @warrenp2022 8 месяцев назад +11

    Back in December of 1967 after I was 'requested' to join the U.S. Army, during breaks in training we were told "light them if you have them", cigarettes. I didn't like the taste or the smoke getting closer to my face, same with my next choice, cigars. So I tried a pipe, I have been smoking them ever since. Often too many in a day due mostly to boredom. Now I limit myself to two a day and find them more enjoyable. I also enjoy your readings, a pleasant period in my day. I have been buying books since then also but don't always read them right away. I have never read much poetry but I have a large hardcover book of 1000 Irish poems that I haven't read yet. I think it is time to take it out of the bookcase and immerse myself in a new to me literary experience. Thank you Malcolm for your many inspirations. Happy ISPD to all here.

    • @michaeljay4816
      @michaeljay4816 8 месяцев назад

      I applaud you for you honest self assessment. I think we all behave similarly at times; indulging too much in the having books without putting in the time to absorb their contents. Cheers to you on your journey one page at a time!

  • @Denim9330
    @Denim9330 8 месяцев назад +5

    I can't accurately describe why this is my new favorite youtube channel, but the vibes are immaculate and so is Mr. Guite. Gonna listen to him talking about pipes and reading poetry and Tolkien while I do my work from now on.

  • @Schmidddyyy
    @Schmidddyyy 8 месяцев назад +1

    I feel a joy sitting with you that I rarely feel anymore. You remind me to appreciate stillness. Thank you.

  • @patavinity1262
    @patavinity1262 8 месяцев назад +14

    I recall in the memoirs of Eugene Sledge (a man who fought with the US Marines in the bitter fight to wrest control of the Pacific islands from the Japanese in the Second World War) he explains his taking to pipe smoking during this period. Pipe smoking for him was something like the antithesis of the brutal horrors he experienced during the War - a peaceful, contemplative, civilised act.

    • @jamesherbert1566
      @jamesherbert1566 8 месяцев назад +3

      That was an excellent book, very detailed, it came out in the early 80s, it had a profound impact on my life

    • @chrisbolland5634
      @chrisbolland5634 Месяц назад +1

      I love sledge. His works transformed me.

    • @shaunhull9235
      @shaunhull9235 Месяц назад

      I was a Marine before I knew of Sledge. The cool mornings in the desert before the sun came along to ruin our day, I used to enjoy my grandfathers pipe. Also a US Marine from the Second World War. That pipe sits on my desk today, along with my harmonica and a helmet for my pillow. It doesn’t escape me how I watched the dragon die only to become the dragon with my own smoke escaping my nostrils. Always Faithful

  • @michaelquinn3382
    @michaelquinn3382 8 месяцев назад +1

    I listen attentively to his videos while smoking my cigar. The friendly personality, enlightening stories, melodious voice and calm demeanour anchors me. I may move onto a pipe one day, it would save me a small fortune from the cost of the cigars haha.

  • @astrangeviking1742
    @astrangeviking1742 8 месяцев назад +3

    i must say malcolm. a year ago today i lost my grandfather and have been missing him something terribly. his humor and wisdom he would give me always made me happy. he was a big cigar enjoyer and i think just maybe his spirit sent your channel to me on the night of his passing to make me happy again. thank you for being you sir.

  • @justintierney2069
    @justintierney2069 8 месяцев назад +3

    My Peterson is lit and blowing rings around.
    The stories they could tell of all the peace that I just found.
    Cheers!

  • @davidh4048
    @davidh4048 5 месяцев назад

    The false idea there's a race to run. Fantastic line about the modern day life.

  • @ann-marieodonnell6102
    @ann-marieodonnell6102 8 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks to finding your channel, I just started The Hobbit for the first time today and you are jumping out at me every time they mentioned pipes during the unexpected party.
    Enjoy your pipe!

  • @dudemonkfish4471
    @dudemonkfish4471 8 месяцев назад +2

    I have started painting my kitchen this week... Only bit by bit. It will take me a week to finish but listening to you Sir while I toil makes work light and happy.

  • @hellofriend_
    @hellofriend_ 8 месяцев назад +1

    My day is not complete until an appearance from Mr. Guite. Thank you sir and here’s a smoke ring and sip of scotch in your favor ❤

  • @thatnarnianhobbit
    @thatnarnianhobbit 8 месяцев назад +1

    Whenever your videos pop up, I save them for the end of the day so I can watch them and smoke my pipe. Happy international pipe smoking day Malcolm! Smoke rings away!

  • @DjRafiV
    @DjRafiV 8 месяцев назад

    Just wonderful, all of it.

  • @PRINCEOFPRUSSIA69
    @PRINCEOFPRUSSIA69 8 месяцев назад

    I quite love your library! Very Cozy!

  • @mattrich680
    @mattrich680 7 месяцев назад

    "Thank God I have this briar bowl to fill / I leave this world...and let it go, in smoke rings from my pipe" Outstanding!

  • @Markymarkvinylnut
    @Markymarkvinylnut 8 месяцев назад +3

    Wonderful! A perfect end to a weary day. I'll get my churchwarden thanks Malcolm

  • @DublinOdinson
    @DublinOdinson 8 месяцев назад

    That was charming. Thank you for sharing. Cheers, brother.

  • @chocolatemonk
    @chocolatemonk 4 месяца назад

    I just picked up a Parker Golden Poker (283) and have spent the last three days cleaning, refinishing and finally smoking today. Your poetry celebrates my pipe's new look and life.

  • @CapraObscura
    @CapraObscura 8 месяцев назад +3

    Im looking to carve my own natural pipes soon from uniquely shaped sticks. A wonderful pass time

  • @user-ho9cz9lo9f
    @user-ho9cz9lo9f 8 месяцев назад +2

    Malkome thank you so much for your poem and Smoke rings.
    Today in celibrations, l with my good lady wife, smoked my lided Petersons with shire pipe weed, in the Butiful gardens at the RSPB headquarters near Sandy. The snowdrops, dafs and some early rodoes were in bloom. Utter paradise!
    Blessings to you Ken

  • @stuartmcnamara9610
    @stuartmcnamara9610 8 месяцев назад +3

    Lovely, as ever. Thank you, blowing smoke rings as we speak!

  • @11Bravo84
    @11Bravo84 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you Malcom ❤”A free man sitting on a hill” indeed sir indeed ❤

  • @KennyfuKennard
    @KennyfuKennard 8 месяцев назад +1

    New to pipe smoking here. Malcolm is proof pipe smokers are legends :D

  • @todddale7041
    @todddale7041 8 месяцев назад +2

    I’m saved my new Savinelli Mia K20 to break in for this special day…and to listen you recite this wonderful poem 😊❤️

  • @oldandintheway1955
    @oldandintheway1955 8 месяцев назад +2

    A joyous IPSD to you from a fellow piper. Enjoy your bowls!

  • @nathanchapman3503
    @nathanchapman3503 8 месяцев назад

    My own Peterson pipe arrived with some Kendal Black Cherry. Excellent video to enjoy both to.

  • @SuperzzDazz
    @SuperzzDazz 8 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful writing. Thank you for your videos. As I am trying to distance myself from the whingers and whiners that exist on the internet your videos are a great reminder of eloquence and tranquility. Slowly inspiring me to read more and write more. Thank you sir 🙂

  • @doconline
    @doconline 8 месяцев назад

    Mr. Guite you are a treasure. Thank you for being you.

  • @devonmohn4635
    @devonmohn4635 8 месяцев назад

    Sending some rings your way Malcolm! God Bless!

  • @iga2728
    @iga2728 8 месяцев назад

    Im new to this pipe smoking community. But loving the time to read and write that comes with it.
    Looks like this evening a good scotch and pipe await me.

  • @nomo9344
    @nomo9344 6 месяцев назад

    Just sitting here enjoying at slightly breezy, 70 degree evening on a back porch somewhere in Alabama after a not-so-hard-day's work (if I'm being honest)......smoking my pipe, sipping on Clyde May's whiskey, and listening to a wonderful poem that is in danger of being drowned out by the Deep South's "Year of the Cicada." So glad I picked up the pipe (less than a week ago), as the poem, regardless of minimal durational experiential knowledge, has taken on a relatable meaning that otherwise would have been unbeknownst to a "simple kinda man."

  • @smith8840
    @smith8840 8 месяцев назад

    I'd just like to say thank you Sir for this channel. It's fantastic! I've never really had an interest in readings or poetry, but that doesn't matter. Your voice is soothing, and I could happily listen to it for hours. It takes me back to my Grandads private room, the smell of books, and pipes. Pure nostalgia. ❤

  • @lizardguy7624
    @lizardguy7624 8 месяцев назад

    rolling up to this, i resonate with your words. for these beautiful moments we are in the same room, smoking together! the soul is ripe and we kindle our fire

  • @DavidMorales-hm3cg
    @DavidMorales-hm3cg 8 месяцев назад +3

    I should receive my new meerschaum eagleclaw pipe tonight. Although I don't know when I'll be able to smoke it first

  • @BourbonNeophyte
    @BourbonNeophyte 8 месяцев назад

    Cheers Malcolm. Even though it’s a cold rainy day here in Las Vegas it was a great surprise to see a video from you. I packed my cob with some fine tobacco and made a cup of tea as I sit on the patio listening and watching the video enjoying my pipe. However, the noise from the U.S. Air Force Base as the jets fly overhead makes it difficult to hear. But, it’s the sound of freedom. Thanks for the video.

  • @smgtrrz
    @smgtrrz 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you Malcolm!

  • @nathanp8
    @nathanp8 8 месяцев назад

    Malcolm, you do a wonderful job of drawing me into your study. Your readings are my favorite thing on RUclips.

  • @Surreptitious_1
    @Surreptitious_1 8 месяцев назад

    As for someone who routeinly grinds at the mill, this was fantastic. Settling words. Thank you so much, Malcolm.

  • @drumheed
    @drumheed 8 месяцев назад

    Power cut in my local area today, I've had an analogue day, the first of which I can remember. Read some Terry Pratchett, dinner by candlelight and made brews with a camping stove. Anyway, just wanted to say that as my laptop battery only lasts about 10-15 minutes these days I thought it fitting that that time should be spent watching Malcolm. Once power is restored I'll be back amongst the all insistent trill, but today at least , I stood still.

  • @tomaszajicek8313
    @tomaszajicek8313 8 месяцев назад

    Sir, you are something this crazy world needed. Thank you.

  • @veryhappy2681
    @veryhappy2681 8 месяцев назад

    Never gets old … thanks for mentioning the tobacco!

  • @TerryC69
    @TerryC69 8 месяцев назад

    Malcolm, you tickled my spirit with the playful way you smoked your pipe.

  • @dominicosborne
    @dominicosborne 8 месяцев назад

    gives me vibes of visiting my grandad, where he immediately goes into a deep conversation, and i just sit in awe.

  • @joshteague8904
    @joshteague8904 8 месяцев назад

    I love this poem, sums it all up nicely

  • @brianheffernan8982
    @brianheffernan8982 8 месяцев назад

    Happy pipe-smoking day, Malcolm. Thank you for the lovely poem.

  • @Sunwolfe
    @Sunwolfe 8 месяцев назад

    This poem never gets old, my friend. I love hearing it. I knew I'd not get the chance to smoke today, so I loaded up twice yesterday to make up for it and tried to blow smoke rings out back while reading Ordinary Saints. BTW, I received a copy of Parable and Paradox this weekend. I have been particularly moved by the "Five Dialogues on the Two Great Commandments" cycle, especially "IV With All Your Mind." Thank you so much for those. Great meditations.

  • @Jackman1006
    @Jackman1006 8 месяцев назад

    Love this! Just love it so much I shared with my Mens Group, whom I may add do not smoke pipes…yet that is 😊👍

  • @Littlechiefslogistics
    @Littlechiefslogistics 8 месяцев назад

    i love your videos Sir Malcolm Guite very neat and relaxing and enjoyable Thank you for bringing calmness in a very chaotic world

  • @mikeschiesel2852
    @mikeschiesel2852 8 месяцев назад

    My goodness, what a blessing that I have found your wonderful place on RUclips. Enjoy the pipe, enjoy the pint, as shall I. All that wander are not lost, I am indeed happy that I found your smoky wonderful channel.

  • @brad7957
    @brad7957 8 месяцев назад

    Your videos are amazing. You represent a part of the British culture that I fear is slowly dying and being diluted by "multiculturalism" and technology. I'm late 20s now and hope I'm just like you when i'm older. Your videos are my introduction to pipe smoking. I've always wished cigarettes were healthier and perhaps pipe smoking can be my new weekend hobby. I'd really like to see a video all about getting started - some recommendations on pipes, tobaccos and techniques. Thank you!

  • @alisonarmstrong8421
    @alisonarmstrong8421 8 месяцев назад

    Tolkein enthusiast, Anglican pastor, poet, congenial fellow...

  • @johnshura1650
    @johnshura1650 8 месяцев назад

    I'll have a puff and watch this. Thanks for the reminder

  • @allantaylor2692
    @allantaylor2692 8 месяцев назад

    Pleased to hear your poem again on this auspicious day!

  • @buckeyelevi
    @buckeyelevi 8 месяцев назад

    One of my favorite poems about one of my favorite things!

  • @johnburgess6572
    @johnburgess6572 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you from Birmingham , Alabama US...6 pm

  • @SouthAlabamaPiper
    @SouthAlabamaPiper 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing your poem with us, it’s always a pleasure.

  • @ASMR.LIBRARIAN
    @ASMR.LIBRARIAN 8 месяцев назад

    My daily dose of Master Guite is always refreshing

  • @sandrofazzolari8833
    @sandrofazzolari8833 8 месяцев назад

    Marvellous 🎉happy IPSD to you too! Thanks 🙏 and kindest regards, S.

  • @wendy-moore
    @wendy-moore 8 месяцев назад

    Aced those smoke rings! You're a joy. Fun poem.

  • @beans3549
    @beans3549 8 месяцев назад

    Awesome, thank you, reminds me of Walt Whitman.

  • @Samw1seGamegee
    @Samw1seGamegee 8 месяцев назад +1

    I just had a shipment of "Tombigbee" from Country Squire arrive today in the mail. Smoked a bowl of it earlier this afternoon. Now that I have learned that it is international pipe smoking day, I think I'll have another - with a Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale!

  • @worshipmaniac
    @worshipmaniac 8 месяцев назад

    Sir Malcolm-Looking forward to your collaboration with Phil Keaggy!!!!!!!!

  • @brandonboucher7090
    @brandonboucher7090 8 месяцев назад

    I’ve done it guys…I’ve found the best channel on RUclips.

  • @Tennesseepipin1791
    @Tennesseepipin1791 8 месяцев назад

    That poem goes great with this black caviondish. Beautiful absolutely beautiful. and a happy international Pipe Smoking Day to you sir.

  • @EverymanPondering
    @EverymanPondering 8 месяцев назад +1

    Been waiting for this all day!

  • @JohnnyRamone1974
    @JohnnyRamone1974 8 месяцев назад

    This is my new favorite channel, very cozy and relaxing.

  • @nickgibson6086
    @nickgibson6086 8 месяцев назад

    A beautiful poem

  • @TheAzguardThor
    @TheAzguardThor 8 месяцев назад

    Awesome
    Peace 2 all

  • @waywardwiz
    @waywardwiz 8 месяцев назад

    Hey Malcom, this is so crazy, I started watching your videos than was very eager to smoke pipes, I'm trying to stop smoking tobacco cigarettes, two days ago, I bought a pipe and started smoking, today I see now that it was in the international pipe-smoking day, this is crazy! thank you very much for your art and videos, it's wonderful! greets from Brasil.

  • @Ananias03
    @Ananias03 8 месяцев назад

    I enjoy listening in while enjoying a bowl. New sub here and from across the pond. Really enjoy your content sir. Will be following along. Cheers

  • @bryangesinger8898
    @bryangesinger8898 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing your poem and your enthusiasm for the respite you enjoy in the pipe-smoking pastime. Slainte: Cheers!

  • @jasonrhodes5023
    @jasonrhodes5023 8 месяцев назад

    Top notch! I love the thrill of getting a ring through another. Cheers.

  • @lucki2550
    @lucki2550 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you again malcom.

  • @aurelialeaena
    @aurelialeaena 8 месяцев назад

    this is perhaps my favorite poem you've written! what an utter pleasure to hear those lovely syllables uttered once again!

  • @widepluto1
    @widepluto1 4 месяца назад

    Wonderful poem!

  • @stefanomagaddino6868
    @stefanomagaddino6868 8 месяцев назад

    I'm learning how to read poetry from you Malcolm. I've always been afraid of it before this. Perhaps giving it too much reverence, if that's possible. So on this IPSD, as I light my Stanwell, I say THANK YOU, Malcolm, for all you have given me !

  • @zenclover8468
    @zenclover8468 7 месяцев назад

    First timer here. This was fun, and couple of nice lines in that poem as well. Perhaps i will pack my worries into a pipe and blow them away as well...

  • @morningwatch9740
    @morningwatch9740 8 месяцев назад

    Simply delightful!

  • @Ibhorrorauthor
    @Ibhorrorauthor 8 месяцев назад

    Breathtaking poem. No pun intended. I could sit all day listening to you read your work.

  • @ryanmercer600
    @ryanmercer600 8 месяцев назад

    Wonderful poem… thank you 🙏

  • @tonynapoli5549
    @tonynapoli5549 8 месяцев назад

    Lovely Poem 👌

  • @MrAlmostcm
    @MrAlmostcm 8 месяцев назад

    I think it’s about time we are invited into the study for a pipe tour!

  • @bobp7964
    @bobp7964 8 месяцев назад

    Legend!