I walked into the kitchen this afternoon

to the unmistakable aroma of chicken soup

bringing back instant memories

of being ill and having comfort food

not that I wished to be ill again

I just missed that oh so yummy cooking smell

from the steamy chicken broth

and all those simmering vegetable

I want to eat that soup right now

but I must be teased a while longer

the whole house is filled with chicken soup smell

as the soup slowly simmers on the cooktop

I shall invent a house scenting device

with a small box fitted the AC air handler

containing concentrated cooking aromas

that can be released remotely

next time you want that fresh bread scent

no need to bake dough

just hit the app on your phone

your home will smell like a bakery

when you forget to buy her flowers

not a problem anymore

two clicks and the house is transformed

into an alpine meadow in bloom

when you watch the game on TV

fill the air with stadium hot dog and popcorn smell

with a hint of freshly mown grass

and a splash of spilled cheap beer

having guests for dinner will be simple

no need to prep and cook anymore

just have the food delivered

while the house is full of cooking smells

google will soon catch on

Alexa will release smells to your voice commands

wake up to the smell of bacon cooking

your teenage kids will trick you with the aroma of random smelly farts