TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Ancient Moments

22 Apr 2017 21 Comments

by Ritu in #tjshouseholdhaikuchallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #TJ's Household Haiku Challenge, Ancient and Moment, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Haiku, The Haiku Hub

My entry for TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge this week.

The prompt words are:

Ancient and Moment or the photo you could use is..

Charming Rennes

Colourful painting
Refresh old walls in a flash
A new lease of life

***

One moment in time
Within ancient history
Changes our life paths

***

Treasure forever
Memories from days gone by
They never come back

Ritu 2017

Proud member of the Haiku Hub!

WRITESPIRATION #112 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 16 – Backwards -sdrawkcaB!

19 Apr 2017 31 Comments

by Ritu in #Writespiration, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #Writespiration, 52 Word Challenge, Backwards, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction, Sacha Black

Oh Sacha, you evil task master!!!! What have you got us doing this week??

writespiration-2017

Your challenge is to write your story using the weekly theme/prompt and write it in just 52 words…. EXACTLY, no more, no less.
Backwards.
BUT, in addition to that, I want you to write your story backwards…!

Seriously??!!

Ok, so I wasn’t sure, word for word backwards? Sentences backwards? Reflected backwards???

Here’s what I came up with, in several forms! And all 52 words!!!!!

Backwards sentences…

The discussion about changing her surname was always going to happen, but there was no way she was going from Portia Peters to bloody Portia Carr!!!!!
The marriage proposal came soon after.
It had been a few years since they started dating.
Tim stared back sullenly.
“Jeez! You’re so backwards!” Portia huffed.

Word for word backwards…

!!!!!Carr Portia bloody to Peters Portia from going was she way no was there but ,happen to going always was surname her changing about discussion The.
.after soon came proposal marriage The
.dating started they since years few a been had It
.sullenly back stared Tim
.huffed Portia “!backwards so You’re !Jeez”

Reflected…

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And in case that made no sense whatsoever… The original!

“Jeez! You’re so backwards!” Portia huffed.
Tim stared back sullenly.
It had been a few years since they started dating.
The marriage proposal came soon after.
The discussion about changing her surname was always going to happen, but there was no way she was going from Portia Peters to bloody Portia Carr!!!!!

OMG Sasha, that was tough!!!

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #145 Beautiful&Curse

17 Apr 2017 25 Comments

by Ritu in #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Ronovan Hester, ronovan writes

Lovely Ron’s haiku prompt this week.

Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge Image 2016

Beautiful & Curse

rose

Beautiful flower
Hiding a curse that deepens
As each petal falls

Ritu 2017

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Being beautiful
A blessing and yet a curse
That fades with each day

Ritu 2017

‘Once Upon A Dream’-FFF 37

11 Apr 2017 28 Comments

by Ritu in #flashfictionforay, Fiction Tags: #flashfictionforay, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction Foray, Lana Del Ray, Once Upon A Dream

I am so excited that Matt The Book Blogger is back with his Flash Fiction Foray Challenge!

For those of you who haven’t seen this challenge before, Matt chooses a song, fro which we are to gain inspiration, be it from the title, lyrics or music, and write a flash fiction piece of no more than 100 words.

(Though he is being a little lenient, if you go over he won’t bite!)

This week Matt has chosen Lana Del Ray ad Once Upon A Dream, from the recent Maleficent soundtrack.

I remember the original version, all sweetness and light… this has a haunting, almost disjointed quality about it….

And so to our Flash Fiction piece…

He watched from behind his paper… she ran about, larking with her friends. She looked exactly as he had imagined. Somehow he had to get nearer to her, let her know who he was. Getting up, he tried to saunter over towards her casually.

She was running towards him, looking behind her, and careered into him.

“Oh, sorry!” she said.

“No problem,” he replied, and smiled.

She disappeared back to her friends, but not before looking back at him.

There was something familiar about his face… she had seen him somewhere before… Or had she been dreaming again?

I hope you enjoyed it! (Matt I hope it was worth it!)

Doubling Up!

11 Apr 2017 97 Comments

by Ritu in Health, Humour, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Healthy Eating, poem, Snacks, Weight gain, Weight Loss

I have to confess… I have been oh so naughty these last few days! The Easter break always finds me with less willpower than at Christmas or the summer holidays for some reason!

I have been eating… and eating… and eating. When I want a snack, I am not reaching for the fruit bowl, or a yoghurt, as I have been doing, but rather the crisps, chocolates, ice creams, cakes… did I mention chocolate? And rather than having just one, I end up going back for a second helping!

It inspired a little poem from me today! Here’s to all of us who can’t help but snack! ( I’ll be back on my wagon once term starts. It’s not even worth me trying to be ‘good’ this holiday!)