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The Scent of Memories

Fiḍál (grace), 9 Qudrat (Power) 176 B.E. - Tuesday, November 12, 2019

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PROMPT: November 12th - What is one thing (sight, smell, sound, object, etc) that, when you encounter it, instantly brings you back to your childhood?

One of the smells that takes me back to my childhood is the aroma of Prince Albert Tobacco  . For years Grandpa Frank rolled his own cigarettes using Prince Albert Tobacco. Every time I smell this tobacco I remember Grandpa and I smile. Prince Albert is the only type tobacco that I can stand to smell and it's because it brings back memories of my Grandfather. The scent of the tobacco was on his clothes all the time.

I inhale the aroma
and memories rise
like cigarette smoke
on a cold Oklahoma day.