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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

Armour.

And that was in 120 seconds, honest!!!!! (Or maybe 125…!)

Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge – Take 2! Sun and Moon

19 Apr 2016 32 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Poems Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Haiku, Ronovan's Weekly Haiku Challenge, Take 2

Yesterday I was tired, yet managed a haiku for the challenge…

Today I was coming home, in the broad daylight and saw the moon out, as you do, in the bright blue sky!

Well, it got my brain ticking, and apologies, the phone photo isn’t clear, but here is a picture and haiku inspired by that sight!

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The Moon’s confused mind
Sent him out far too early…
It’s the sun’s time now!

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Then I felt a Tanka coming on…

Staring at the moon
Wondering where you are now
Do you think of me?
I miss your sunny disposition
Your smiles would brighten my day…

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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #93 Sun&Moon

18 Apr 2016 27 Comments

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

Monday evening, and it’s time to tax my brain with Lovely Ron’s haiku prompt.

You’d think it was an easy prompt, the words Sun & Moon, but today, maybe it’s because my brain is overtired, I struggled… but came up with this.

Image from Google.

Her face, radient
Like the moon when reflecting
The sun’s golden rays

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TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Pins

16 Apr 2016 26 Comments

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

I thought I should have another go at TJ’s fun Household Haiku Challenge this week! Check it out here.

And here is my photo….

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Rainbow coloured pins
Standing tall in a circle
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Alas, what can I say… my pins have been in brand new packaging for the last 5 years! They are one of those items I bought when we moved into our new house, thinking they would come in handy one day… But I am not a dressmaker or seamstress in any way, so the packaging was broken open, especially for this challenge! Maybe I’ll use them now!

And just for humour’s sake, a little 3/5/3 haiku too!

Forgetting
And then sitting down
Ouch! Sharp pins!

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Roses #writephoto

14 Apr 2016 71 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Daily Echo, Haiku, love, Memories, Roses, Sue Vincent

Sue’s photo prompt today reminded me of the first bunch of roses Hubby Dearest gave to me when we were dating. He was a student, so they were never going to be the full-headed, huge, deep red blooms that you need to take a loan out to afford.

But they were roses, there was a dozen, they were red, and they were mine!

I was so touched, I wanted to keep them forever!

Remembering the advice of a friend, instead of trimming them, and sticking them in a vase, I used twine to secure the bunch and then hung them to dry, upside down. They dried beautifully, with their little heads held high. The colour faded. What aroma they had, disappeared. But they never failed to raise a smile, when I looked at them. I kept them for a few years, but they got to a state where they started to disintegrate, so I had to say goodbye to them…

Then, two weeks ago, at my parents, I found myself giving my mum the same upside down drying advice! Pops and mum had been away from each other for 5 weeks, as my brother sustained an injury, falling on ice in Finland, where he lives. Mum went over to him to help out a bit, and Pops was left, home alone. He keeps busy, but I know how much he missed mum! And when she arrived back, he bought her a beautiful bunch of roses, romantic old fool, my darling Pops!

When I went to visit, they had been sat there for 2 weeks in a vase and were still in amazing condition. Only one bloom was starting to droop. Mum proudly showed her flowers off, and as they were in such good nick, I suggested she dry them upside down, as a wonderful memory!

The photo immediately brought a thought of a haiku to mind, and here it is…

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