proverb · Words worth keeping
Chimney smoke descends, our nice weather ends.
Chimney smoke descends, our nice weather ends.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The rhyme takes descending chimney smoke as a sign that pleasant weather is ending. It connects the smoke’s movement with a coming change.
What the words are saying
Our nice weather describes a preference rather than a defined forecast. A responsible reading separates the observed movement from the supplied moisture-weight explanation, which is not independently verified here. The phrase gives no instruction for interpreting a particular chimney’s safety or function.
Everyday example
A reader identifies downward smoke as the rhyme’s cue without treating it as proof of a storm.
When to use it
Use it to discuss smoke-based weather lore with cause open.
What it does not mean
No smoke mechanism, chimney assessment or dependable weather prediction is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 627; PDF page 91
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.