for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
As I’m not a smoker, this sprinkling of words is about as fictitious as it can get!
I lounge before a crackling log fire, in one hand a bulbous glass of fine vintage port, in the other a Montecristo cigar.
I taste cedar wood, wild spices and cherries. Fragrant clouds rise then drift away as the music of Mozart wafts over me. I relish an hour of perfect peace and easeful contentment.
When my idyll draws to a close I sigh, for the end of a good smoke is like losing a friend who took the time to sit and listen.
Does seem idyllic
I thought so, not that I’ve tried it!
Well if you take out the smoking and alcohol, it would be! 🤪
Your words paint a very serene interlude, Keith. Nice.
So kind of you, thanks very much.
Very realistic!
Shall I make the obvious comment? When someone smokes a cigar, he’s usually left in peace. 😉
Absolutely right! Cheers, Christine.
Nice one, Keith.
Thanks so much.
Wonderfully done, Keith. Even non-smokers enjoy an occasional cigar with a lovely port or cognac…
You wrote this as if you had experienced it!
I did actually light up a cigar hours before the ban on smoking in pubs came into force in the UK. I had my own pub then, and the ban came in at 2 in the morning, so I held a special event for my smoking customers with a mass stubbing out when the moment arrived! I kept the remains of my cigar, varnished it and mounted it on a wooden plinth!
What a cool dude you are! I can so easily picture you as a pub owner…
Happy days – I wish I’d never given it up!
The pub?
What a lovely snip of time to simply sit and enjoy.
I wish it was real – I actually enjoyed it even though it was purely in my mind!
Dear Keith,
You paint an enticing picture of smoking a cigar. And I don’t smoke. Idyllic and well written.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks so much Rochelle
Wow, beautifully described! And this coming from a non-smoker.
I did have a single cigar once and I hated it!
What a nice, idyllic picture you painted in just 84 words.
Thank you so much.
I loved the mood, the descriptions, everything about this piece. Well done, Keith 🙂
Wow, thank you!
Not a smoker, either (and not much of a drinker besides), but this paints a picture of ‘ahhhhhhh’ relaxation.
🙂
Nice! Especially so since you don’t smoke! 🙂
I’m pleased it worked! Thanks Na’ama.
I enjoyed this very much, Keith. I especially liked the line about losing a friend.
That’s very kind of you, thanks so much.