St.Bruno-smoking kills-writingasitcomes
I have a section in my blog called Ghosts from the Shoebox. I took some verse, accidentally stumbled on, and kept writing. Anyway, ’tis there, lol. My dad smoked a pipe, and in it he stuffed St Bruno pipe tobacco, which I loved the smell of and crave it now. Probably why I became a smoker. But in November 2018 it will be 10 years since I stopped smoking, and 3 years since my dad died. With my husband in the US for a family visit and me dwelling as the day is resting, here I am. My dad is the reason for my blog to begin with. So bear with me . And ever the activist, please, please do not be tempted to smoke, take drugs or anything you are curious about. It is not worth it!
Newspaper clippings,
old stories spilled on the floor.
No smoke, no cigar.
All good stories emanate from
tall skinny houses
with their cracked secrets
and crumbling walls?
Great monologues
came from those giant shoeboxes
and pipe tobacco –
the houses I have left
to tobacco flakes
from an old St Bruno tin –
they inherit occupancy.
There are no rooms for emptiness
or spaces for grief.
There rarely is smoke
without heartache.
As it Comes 
Beautiful and touching, Anita. I too am a reformed smoker (stopped when I was pregnant with Bri), however I’ve always loved the smell of pipes. My dad was a cigar-smoker and the smell of cigars brings back memories of my childhood.
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Well, good for you… and you were handsomely rewarded. I also love cigars. A slim one at Christmas was my thing for a while. But yeah, they are all triggers. Thanks Julie, and I hope you’re well.
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Last line was very poignant.
Nice ode to the past, funny how one thing, a smell, a memory can trigger deeper emotions and links.
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Indeed. Thank you.
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