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Can I Get A Drumroll? ANNOUNCEMENT and COVER REVEAL!

14 Jun 2016 130 Comments

by Ritu in Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Cover Reveal, Poetic RITUals, Poetry Book

Well, after months of deliberating, and weeks of to-ing and fro-ing, I am finally ready to announce that my first book, an anthology of my poetry is almost ready for publishing!

Here is the finished cover, lovingly produced for me by the wonderfully talented Story Reading Ape, Chris Graham!

PR 3D 01

I’ll be back with more information with regards to the publishing date.

I have spent an age on formatting the Kindle version, and am just awaiting the paperback proof copy!

Ooooh! I am so excited!!!!! And I had to share it with you!

Please let me know what you think of the cover, and the anthology name!

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #101 Fresh&Wind

13 Jun 2016 33 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Poems Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Fresh & Wind, Haiku, Ronovan's Weekly Haiku Challenge

Monday is Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge… Check it out here.

The prompt words, Fresh & Wind

A selection…

Wind
A stench, not so fresh
Is lingering in the air
Oops! Pardon me…Wind!

Hayfever
The freshly cut grass
blowing pollen through the wind
not great for hayfever!

Awakening
A crisp breeze blowing
Refreshing my memories
Awakening thoughts

Ritu 2016

TJ’s Household Haiku – Dew

12 Jun 2016 35 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Poems Tags: #TJ's Household Haiku Challenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, dew, Haiku

Yesterday TJ decided to shake up the format of his Haiku Challenge. it is no longer going to be just household items, but anything, and there will be not one prompt, but two: a word prompt and a photo prompt. Check it out here.

And this is my take…

Image from Pixabay

Glistening moisture
Quenching thirst of living things
Nature’s beverage

Ritu 2016

Sues’s Photo prompt #writephoto – walking on air

09 Jun 2016 22 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Poems Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Sue Vincent, tanka, Walking in the air

Another beautiful photo prompt from Sue…

heather 2015 derbyshire, higger tor, beeley circle, edensor, bak 038

A blanket of cloud
Covers the mossy ground
Hiding what’s below
An illusion created
I feel I could walk on air

Ritu 2016

#writephoto

‘Say Something’-FFF36 #Flashfiction

07 Jun 2016 18 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Christina Aguilera, fff, Flash Fiction Foray, Say Something, That final goodbye, the book blogger

Tuesday is also Matt the Book Blogger’s Flash Fiction Prompt day!

Neon Music Sign

The prompt song is Christina Aguilera’s ‘Say Something’.

It’s funny, this song reminds me of my Lil Princess, as she always sings it, and I didn’t know what the song was… (Getting old, me!) Well, now I know!

Inspired entirely by the part in the video where the elderly man is with his sick wife… ( I had tears in my eyes watching that part of the video…

“Bet, say something. Bet? Lillibet? My sweet, I know you can hear me. Just give my hand a squeeze so I know you’re not annoyed with me. I’m sorry I didn’t get your favourite gingernuts. The doctor wasn’t sure you’d be up to eating them. But I did sneak in a Bakewell Slice. I know how much you love them.”

Frank looked at the sleeping figure, and his eyes welled up. His Bet was such a chatterbox, you couldn’t keep her quiet usually.

He felt a hand come to rest on his shoulder.

“Granddad, you need to say goodbye now.”