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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #94 Diamonds&Pearls

25 Apr 2016 33 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Diamonds & Pearls, Haiku, Ronovan's Weekly Haiku Challenge

In Honour of His Purpleness

Lovely Ron has a very apt prompt this week for the Haiku Challenge… check it out here.

The words are: Diamonds & Pearls

3 for you today.

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Gems

Please do not be fooled
All that glitters is not gold…
Take Diamonds and Pearls…

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Don’t Let That Look Fool You

Icy diamond eyes
Seemed out of place compared to
Her pearlescent skin

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And finally….

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Prince

Through his Purple reign
Prince showered on us Diamonds
And Pearls, gems of songs

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(All images from Google)

TJ’s Household Haiku – Jewel Box

23 Apr 2016 29 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #TJ's Household Haiku Challenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Haiku, Jewel Box

This week TJ has given us Jewel Box as a prompt.

How could I not have a jewellery box, I’M INDIAN!

I have many, actually, filled with beautifully coloured bangles and adornments. Yes, I do have the real deal, but that is kept safely in the bank, as I feel to scared to keep it in my house!

What I keep at home is many, many boxes of different artificial jewellery, and over the years I have accumulated all manner of pieces!

All I know is that when the time comes, I have plenty to hand down to my daughter, and future daughter-in-law!

When I got married, I was given a beautiful set of wooden jewellery boxes from my dear university friends, and my mum bought me lovely metal bangle holders. These are what I have used for the inspiration for this post!

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Wooden troves filled with
Glittering treasures and gems
Adornments for me

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Open me and find
Row after row of bangles
Waiting for your arms

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And as I was trying to be an artistic photographer… I had an assistant! He needs to be featured too!

Cats do love boxes
Seriously, any box
Even shiny ones!

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Spiral – #writephoto

22 Apr 2016 33 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, My Writing Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Daily Echo, Photo Prompt, Spiral, Sue Vincent

Sue’s #Writephoto prompt this week…here.

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I thought I’d try something a little different, presentation wise this time…

Hope you like it!

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Oooh! Check me out! Ritu getting creative!

FLASH IN A FLASH – WRITESPIRATION #87

20 Apr 2016 10 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #Writespiration, Armour, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction, Sacha Black

I have been eagerly awaiting Sacha’s next prompt! I enjoy her various twists in her writing games that she challenges us to!

Flash Flash

The challenge?

Get a timer, set it for 120 seconds and when and ONLY when you are ready to do the challenge, scroll to the very end of the post to see the one word prompt. Write hard and fast until your time is up.

Well, I opened the email for the post at work, and had to impatiently wait until now to actually reveal the prompt!

Then I obediently opened a word doc, set my timer and did the big reveal!

I shall give you my entry first, before the prompt word though!

Warpaint

Slowly she applied it, layer after layer.

The concealer and foundation, then the eyes.

Eyebrows painted on.

Cheekbones highlit and honed to perfection, and a pout to match.

Looking in the mirror, she admired her warpaint, an armour of sorts.

Enough to shield her from the battles she used to face, when people stared at her in horror…

The prompt word was