Laura

Therapeutic Smoke

This is a submission for Kevin’s No Theme Thursday.

Image by Kevin from The Beginning at Last

When I light it up, I feel so dang high 
A soothing exhale, with a relaxing sigh
With all its different strains, I choose the meditative blend 
While I sing its praises, I don’t mean to offend 

In a flash, all my petty nuisances fade away
If I could, I’d use it’s powerful magic everyday 
It cleanses my energy, I can now happily fly free
No worries at all, as I laugh cheerfully with glee

My anxieties relieved, giving me a needed reprieve 
If you have some with you, I’m willing to receive 
When feeling pain, it gives a bit of extra relief 
Then again, I guess it depends on your beliefs 

What’s this miracle smoke I’m talking so highly about?
With its fine healing properties, there’s not even a doubt 
It calms your mind when feeling pressured and tense
That’s right, I’m talking about that heavenly Sage incense:

Seriously, this stuff is amazing for clearing out the funk! **stock photo found online, but it is the actual White Sage incense that I like to use** 😆

Haha, just a bit of light-hearted fun! 🧘‍♀️💨

Happy Thursday! Enjoy your day, it’s almost the end of the week!


© 2021- 2025 Laura Bennett – forever and beyond, remember my name because stealing ain’t a game, we’re not one and the same, this I now proclaim!

127 comments

  1. I am sure more than a few folks are thinking of…something else. 😄
    Very well done, m’lady. As always 💗😘💗
    And +1 on the sage incense. It’s definitely very nice! 😉😊

    Liked by 6 people

    Reply

    • Hahaha! 😂 Thank you, Kevin ❤️ for such a great image 🙏 it truly did inspire this quick and fun write. ✍️ 💨 always like a bit of humor.

      Yesss the sage is good! I love the smell and it just feels like it cleanses so much negativity. ❤️ 🥰

      Truly so glad you liked it! 😘

      Liked by 2 people

      Reply

      • I think it mixes good with the lavender scent too. 😊
        I liked the left turn at the end. It looked like it was definitely going one way, and then, bam, we ended up elswhere 😄
        Well played indeed 💗

        Like

  17. Sure, Sage incense, eh? That’s how it starts! One minute you’re lighting up for ‘meditation,’ next thing you know, you’re barefoot in a tie-dye, discussing crystal vibrations with your cat. 🪔

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

  21. Hi Laura, I was wondering if you could post something on the Warren-Lorraine Museum of haunted curios. It would be so cool to read more about it in your style of writing.

    This was super fun. We all need a puff of cann- calming incense, from time to time. Lol!

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

    • Hi there – thanks for your kind words about the poem. 🙏 I looked up the place you mentioned and unfortunately it’s closed down, it would’ve been a place I would’ve loved to have taken a trip to! Not sure what I could write about it but I’ll look more deeply into it. Thank you 😊

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply

  23. I was reading and going all the way down throughout the poem with a different thought. the ending was a lovely surprise, I myself have never actually burned sage but it seems lovely from the way you have described it

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

    • Indeed, it is nice! Sage is great for a cleaning out of funky energy, I always feel good after I use it. As a few other commenters mentioned, paired with lavender it is nice and relaxing. Thank you for your comment, greatly appreciated 🙏 😊

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply

    • It’s an image with a lot of different elements, isn’t it? 😆 thank you, Michele 🙏 I’m glad you thought it was clever ✨ sage really is so good – like a few others mentioned I love it with lavender as well, very soothing to the soul. 😌

      Liked by 2 people

      Reply

    • 🤣 😆 do you think we will be calmly caffeinated? That’s definitely an interesting mix but one I’d like to maybe try! Definitely mix some Fukitol with some sage to chill out and then perhaps after chill time is over, re-awaken with some coffee 🤣 ☕️ ☕️ thanks Edward! Happy Friday to you and enjoy your Valentine’s Day! 😊

      Liked by 2 people

      Reply

    • Hahaha! Both are amazing! Thank you Ernie I’m so glad you liked it 😀 Have a great Valentine’s Day and hope you are gettin some of that peacefully insane caffeine! ☕️ 🙏 ☕️

      Liked by 2 people

      Reply

  36. Ha ha. For a minute there I thought I was falling out of the smoking van with Spicoli. We do incense sometimes. Here at the edge of Nevada’s Great Basin almost everything that grows is sage, so when it rains and dries you smell it outside.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  39. Your image and poem pair well and are fun, Laura. This reminds me of a high school friend whose family had a beat-up old hippie van. It was the best! And if you want some sage, I made a few rolls last fall after an abundance in the garden. Love, love, love you!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

Leave a comment