04 Feb 2021 30 Comments
in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Abhanga, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, hope, Poets Choice
Colleen’s Weekly Syllabic Poetry Challenge, this week with a litle twist. A new form, an Abhanga!
I had a go. Read on for my Hope filled verse.
Strength in togetherness My heart is filled with hope The world needs to take note We CAN beat this Ritu 2021
03 Feb 2021 46 Comments
in #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday Tags: #1linerweds, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, One Liner Wednesday, Thank you!
“A simple ‘thank you’ can mean the world.”
Ritu 2021
Again, one line, above☝️, with a little explanation.
Today, I was working from home, and spent the morning phoning most of my pupils families to check in with them, and make sure they were okay, accessing the learning easily, and generally, checking their wellbeing.
The amount of parents who said thank you, and even one who wants to bring something in to show her appreciation, meant the world to me.
I don’t need gifts, and I said that to the parent in question, but those thank yous meant everything. It is so toug, right now, as a teacher. We want to do the best for our families, and our students, but remote learning will never be the best way, regardless of how you deliver lessons.
So, instead of hearing gripes, every call was filled with positivity.
I can sleep with ease, tonight. ❤
For Linda’s #1LinerWeds challenge.
02 Feb 2021 18 Comments
in #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge Tags: Bare & Full, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Haiku, Ronovan's Weekly Haiku Challenge, Senryu
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge:
Bare & Full
Baring his sharp teeth The king shows us his full set Back away, slowly Ritu 2021
30 Jan 2021 26 Comments
in #SoCS Tags: #SoCS, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Linda G Hill, Stream Of Consciousness Saturday
Linda’s #SoCS prompt this week…
Your prompt for #JusJoJan and Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “the beginning, the end.” Write about the beginning of something and the end of something. Bonus points if your first sentence contains “the end” and your last sentence contains “the beginning.” <– Read that again. Have fun!
At the end of the day, it all comes down to common sense, doesn’t it?
There are so many decisions that politicians have taken for us, over the last year, and they have, for the most part, shown us just how inept they are at thinking of logical solutions, which require common sense.
There’s a virus, get people to wear masks. Oh, no, that isn’t very effective… roll on a few months. Everyone wear masks, unless you are at home, or outside… or in school, because school is a magical safe place where no one gets ill. Um, maybe we should get older kids to wear masks, actually… oh, and maybe adults, in communal areas.
U turn!
Another one.
We’ll just make people stay at home for a while, when they come back from holiday. And create ‘travel corridors’ with other ‘safe’ countries. Oops… seems peopel are bringing the virus, and it’s bigger cousins, back with them. Let’s shut a few corridors down, then reopen them after a while. Months, and months,, later. Um, maybe we should stop all travel…
Common sense, I told you!
There are so many areas of the handling of this pandemic, that could have possibly been better, if there was just a little common sense used, right at the beginning, don’t you think?
29 Jan 2021 24 Comments
in #WritePhoto Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Guarded, Photo Prompt, Sue Vincent
Sue’s #WritePhoto prompt for this week:
Fearful Terrified I can't get out Concerned Worried Can't see a way out Guarded Hesitant Unable to reach out Hopeful Hesitant I might just see a way out Positive Confident I will get out Ritu 2021
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