Culture on A Cigarette Packet

hOW i DISCOVERED THE WRITINGS OF rOBBIE bURNS

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Culture from a Cigarette Packet
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Words I read of Aftons waters
Green braes and other lines of Burns the bard,
On a packet of cigarettes
What funny places culture throws her card!

And from there more of Burns I read,
The more of his writings to read I desired,
For I am a poet, though not as good as he
I was and am by him inspired.

Culture from a cigarette packet...
Crazy the idea some wil call,
But I say its better be crazy
Than to get no culture at all!
 

Reviews

[Shadkim]

That's pretty cool how you discovered Burns! It's not strange; just a unique way of finding him.

I liked the lines:

"Words I read of Aftons waters
Green braes and other lines of Burns the bard,
On a packet of cigarettes
What funny places culture throws her card!"

Very cool!

[Donald Meikle]

And a box of Capstan's put me in the navy! Shudda smoked the woodbines

[Budimir Zdravkovic]

I come back to this site and you never disappoint me.

[Kate Lady G]

Excellent! I have only just started to discover your work, and while your gift for words is evident in everything I have read so far, this piece is my favorite--- especially the 'perfect connection' it made, the positive impression on an innocent mind, as you mentioned. Definitely a delight-- thank you for sharing it!

[Jennifer Welker]

can you hear me clapping?

[Scot Savage]

I remember a time in my youth when cigerette ads on TV where as numerous as cereal commercials!

[Barry S. Maltese]

Very true my friend. If you are not hurting anyone, then a little insanity is not a problem. But to follow in the footsteps of someone you admire is not insanity (unless he is a mass-murderer). Nicely written. You always put together a professional read. I enjoyed this one - as I have enjoyed the other pieces that you have posted.

[Janneke]

Interesting to write about, you have an eye for details. This was a well written short poem, it flows nicely. I have a little suggestion though, "For I am a poet, though not as good as he," I would add a comma, because the next line now directly continues with "I" -- Made me stop and read the line over again.

[Gandré]

wow...this is so vivid and demonstrating your sharpness. You observate some interesting topics. I really loved it. The last stanza is magnificent.

[* Mourning Starr *]

what a wonderful piece ......great flow .........I took your advice .....I have a Burns book on order from the book store....Hopefully I will love him as much as you....

[Silvia - Scribo, Ergo S..]

Splendid! Both the poem and the quirky inspiration ... and definitely agree with the conclusion! xxx