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‘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!)

This is getting serious
I don’t know what to do
For every time I have a snack
It’s never one, but two!

I went to get an ice cream
Didn’t realise the trouble
For after scoffing one
I needed more – Double!

Maple pecan plaits
You buy them in a pair
So I ate them both
I think that’s only fair!

At afternoon teatime
I make myself a brew
And if its not a pack of biscuits
I’ll have a scone – no, two!

With Easter coming it’s no fun
Chocolate everywhere
It would be rude not to eat,
And just sit and stare!

It’s not just sweets but savoury too
That seem to be coupling up
Wine, two glasses – not just one
And tea, ooh yes, another cup!

This doubling up is awful
I really shouldn’t indulge
After all my hard work
To shift my waistline bulge!

But then, I’m only human
Sometimes you gotta eat
And at my next weigh in
I promise I’ll not cheat

Instead, I’ll be good, I swear
I’ll get back to my routine
And then I’ll be posting about
How I got back to being lean!

Ritu 2017

Stones #writephoto

06 Apr 2017 34 Comments

by Ritu in #Writespiration, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Longing, love, poem, Stones, Sue Vincent

Sue’s #writephoto prompt for today…

Meet me by the Arch of Stones
Where no one else will be
Hide behind the monument
And wait just there for me

Lean against the cold grey stone
Press your back just there
You’ll feel a warmth, a breeze
As I gently touch your hair

Close your eyes and feel
Me gently stroke your lips
The sensation of my hands
Slipping slowly to your hips

Imagine me clasping you tight
Crushing you to my chest
And I shall feel the gentle
Heaving of your breast

Just think of me, my love
And know how much I care
For it won’t be too long
Until I’m really there.

Ritu 2017

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WRITESPIRATION #110 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 14

05 Apr 2017 31 Comments

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

Sacha’s back with her 52 words prompt for #writespiration…

Write about the girl that wore the black hood.

Hood pulled down low, she walked past me.
What was she hiding?
A gust of wind threatened to whip the hood back and she grabbed it, biting the side of it between her teeth to secure it.
But not before I caught a glimpse of the bruising…
God, I’ll kill that bastard!

writespiration-2017

I Hate Shopping, MUM!!!!!

04 Apr 2017 38 Comments

by Ritu in Children, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, poem, Shopping With Kids, Shoppng, Tantrums

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I don’t wanna go Mummy,
Please don’t make me!
Shopping again? Really Mummy
Please don’t take me!

All we seem to do is
Go up and down the aisles!
Its not a massive shop Mummy
But you make me walk miles!

Then we turn a corner
And you spy an old friend
You stop to natter…
Oh, this trip will never end!

Toy aisle! My favourite!
Now we’re talking!
No, Mummy, stop!
Don’t keep on walking!

Okay, then the sweetie aisle
Its coming up real fast!
But yet again you manage to
Push the trolley straight past!

This is no fair! What’s my reward
For being dragged around?
You just said no to every treat
That I had gone and found!

Well fine then, just hurry up
Get to the till to pay!
So we can pack this shopping up
And quickly get away!

Back home you present to me
The trading cards you had
Hidden in the trolley…
Cool! Shopping’s not so bad!

Ritu 2015

This is one dedicated to my kids, who seem to need bribery to convince them to ever go grocery shopping with me! With Lil Princess, its a magazine, or something arty, Lil Man wants trading cards for whatever collection he is attempting to amass at the time!

Since when did kids start bartering for rewards (read bribes!) just so they agree to go shopping?! When I was young, it wasn’t an option! If mum needed to shop, and we were too young to stay at home, we were just put into our coats and sat in the car, no explanations needed, then we quietly, obediently, went arould the shop either walking beside, or sat in the trolley!

I must admit, I used to take the opportunity to add to the contents of the basket when I was smaller, as mum’s back was turned, and the fact that I was sat in the trolley gave me much easier access to some pretty yummy stuff, as I was higher up! It would get discovered at the till, but hey, I had fun trying!

But hey, this is for all those parents out there, struggling to drag their offspring around the aisles of the local supermarket! I don’t get the vocal tantrums, but believe me, If I was to come across you in the aisle, with your child screaming, I wouldn’t roll my eyes, I would totally sympathise!