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.

'I pack them in tobacco leaves' wonderful line!

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.

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.

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.

This man is the grandfather i always wish i had.

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

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.”

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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."

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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 ❤

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

I just finished a bowl of old Irish in my PSB finished Petersons Rathbone here in Winnipeg outside in -8c so I welcome a sit by the fire listening to a poem.

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

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

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

I celebrated the day with a pipe full of Peterson “The Royal Yacht”.

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

I quite love your library! Very Cozy!

My late father was a life-long pipe smoker so the rituals of packing, lighting, tapping out and cleaning are a part of my fabric. He once told me that he "used it" in business negotiations: when the "adversary" would put a question to him he would pointedly poke around in the bowl with a match, go through the ritual of lighting, and take a few contemplative draws, as if pondering the question. In reality he knew exactly what he was going to say, he was just making the opponent sweat!

Sending some rings your way Malcolm! God Bless!

Rehomed upon my bookshelves are several smoking pipes in dormant display, companions only of fragrant spectres.

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

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.

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 🙂

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

Cabbie's Mixture is back in stock; I have been joyfully celebrating. Sublime. Some has gone in a jar to age, which will be an exercise in self discipline.

Happy I.P.S. Day everyone! "May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks."

Just wonderful, all of it.

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

Thank you Malcolm!

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

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

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

I used to be a Peterson reject smoker & cut twist on the arm of my old wooden farm-chair..I was a farm worker in my twenties..then after ten years of baccy-pipe I changed to more social weed..but then got into meditation…however..these days I find a pipe of Chun Mee with a brew of the same welcomes me back to my hobbit hole to muse on my lost world swallowed neath new-suburbia..

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!

This was wonderful thank you so very much.😮

Simply delightful!

Very nice. I really enjoyed the set on the hill part! Thank You. I'm tired of tyrants myself.

Not smoked for 25 years but I've kept my few pipes. Sort of comforting.😊

Got a handmade wooden Gandolf pipe of Etsy from the shop Stag and Banner! Such a wonderful pipe

Wonderful poem… thank you 🙏

Pipe day is conveniently located just two days ahead of my birthday, so it is always nice to make a new acquisition on the cheap for a birthday present. I've got a nice little Vauen number on the way.

Another excellent reading. Thank you.

Brilliant!

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

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

A beautiful poem

Grazie Professore ❤

marvellous stuff!!

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

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

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

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

Never gets old … thanks for mentioning the tobacco!

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

I love this poem, sums it all up nicely

Splendid, splendid, splendid!

My daily dose of Master Guite is always refreshing

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

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

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

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

Pleased to hear your poem again on this auspicious day!

Outstanding!

Legend!

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

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!

Been waiting for this all day!

Magnificent

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

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

Thank you again malcom.

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