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Returning #writephoto

21 Jan 2021 30 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Poetry, Photo Prompt, Return, Sue Vincent

Sue is back with her #Writephoto prompt after an enforced break. We are so happy to see you back with your prompt, Sue. Gently does it!

So the prompt is RETURN along with the photo:

The
return
of normality
That's all we seek.
The 
return
of affection
That's what we need
The 
return
of common sense
That Politicians lack
The 
return
of our lives
That's what we miss

Ritu 2021

Thursday photo prompt: Returning #writephoto

#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 209, #POET’SCHOICE #Senryu

21 Jan 2021 22 Comments

by Ritu in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Senryu

Colleen’s Syllabic Poetry challenge this week is free choice, as in poets choice of syllabic form poetry.

Need my morning tea
To flush away the cobwebs
Refreshingly good

Ritu 2021

One Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds – The Internet

20 Jan 2021 22 Comments

by Ritu in #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday Tags: #1linerweds, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, One Liner Wednesday, The Internet

The internet – both a boon and the bane of my life!
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For Linda’s One Liner Wednesday challenge

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 341 FROST and Glint.

19 Jan 2021 17 Comments

by Ritu in #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Frost & Glint, Ronovan's Weekly Haiku Challenge, tanka

Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge: (I went Tanka, though!)

Frost & Glint

Cold, frigid mornings
Frost glinting from blades of grass
Nature's facial mask
All visible surfaces
Encased in refreshing ice

Ritu 2020

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 341 FROST and Glint.

#SoCS – Jan. 16th – First Thing

16 Jan 2021 33 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS Tags: #SoCS, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, First Thing

Linda’s #SoCS prompt:

Your prompt for #JusJoJan and Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “first thing.” Start your post with the words, “first thing” and go from there. Bonus points if you end your post with the last thing. Have fun!

First thing in the morning, after waking, of course I tend to reach for my phone.

It is such a bad habit, but I can’t help it.

I’m not as bad as I used to be. There were times that the first thing I would look at, would be my social media notifications, then I realised that they were taling over my life!

Now, I will only glance, to make sure there are no urgent messages from school and work, or family, then I go off to perform my morning ablutions, get things ready for the day, and maake my first cuppa of the morning.

Then I let myself sit and browse my notifications.

Still early… but not first thing!