Christmas Leftovers #BoxingDay

26 Dec 2017 53 Comments

by Ritu in My Writing, Poems Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Christmas, Leftovers, poem, Stuffing

Christmas Dinner in all its glory!

You wash, you peel, you cook
The turkey needs a look.
You baste and carve then eat,
A huge and filling feast!

So much leftover! What can you do?
That 14 person turkey decision you rue!
Boxing day dinner sorted, that’s fine.
A nice big pie and a glass of wine!

Ritu 2014

Yum! Stuffed again!

A throwback poem celebrating Christmas Dinner leftovers! Turkey pie anyone???

Hope you are all enjoying a wonderful Boxing Day!

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #181 Horror & Nightmare

26 Dec 2017 19 Comments

by Ritu in #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #MicroPoetry, #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, Haiku, Horror & Nightmare

Lovely Ron with his not particularly festive Haiku Challenge prompt words this week:

Horror & Nightmare

Trees, Forest, Woods, Fog, Foggy, Dark

Pixabay Image

Dark eerie forest
A recipe for bad dreams –
Horror –film perfect

Ritu 2017

Winter Wonderland, White, Tree

Pixabay Image

But I had to festive it up somehow!

A scene from nightmares
A tree stood with no presents
Beneath – What horror!

Ritu 2017

Twelve days of holiday! #Christmas

24 Dec 2017 75 Comments

by Ritu in My Writing, Poems Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Children, Christmas, Christmas Poem, Family, The Twelve Days Of Christmas

My take on a classic!

On the first day of holidays
My children gave to me
A bucket load of sick, yippee!

On the second day of holidays
My children gave to me
Two nights of coughing
And a bucket load of sick, yippee!

On the third day of holidays
My children gave to me
Three temper tantrums,
Two nights of coughing
And a bucket load of sick, yippee!

On the fourth day of holidays
My children gave to me
Four lame excuses
Three temper tantrums
Two nights of coughing
And a bucket load of sick, yippee!

On the fifth day of holidays
My children have to me
Five super smiles!
Four lame excuses
Three temper tantrums
Two nights of coughing
And a bucket load of sick, yippee!

On the sixth day of holidays
My children gave to me
Six loads of washing
Five super smiles!
Four lame excuses
Three temper tantrums
Two nights of coughing
And a bucket load of sick, yippee!

On the seventh day of holidays
My children gave to me
Seven snow requests
Six loads of washing
Five super smiles!
Four lame excuses
Three temper tantrums
Two nights of coughing
And a bucket load of sick, yippee!

On the eighth day of holidays
My children gave to me
Eight arguments
Seven snow requests
Six loads of washing
Five super smiles!
Four lame excuses
Three temper tantrums
Two nights of coughing
And a bucket load of sick, yippee!

On the nineth day of holidays
My children gave to me
Nine broken presents
Eight arguments
Seven snow requests
Six loads of washing
Five super smiles!
Four lame excuses
Three temper tantrums
Two nights of coughing
And a bucket load of sick, yippee!

On the tenth day of holidays
My children gave to me
Ten tummy aches
Nine broken presents
Eight arguments
Seven snow requests
Six loads of washing
Five super smiles!
Four lame excuses
Three temper tantrums
Two nights of coughing
And a bucket load of sick, yippee!

On the eleventh day of holidays
My children gave to me
Eleven headaches hammering
Ten tummy aches
Nine broken presents
Eight arguments
Seven snow requests
Six loads of washing
Five super smiles!
Four lame excuses
Three temper tantrums
Two nights of coughing
And a bucket load of sick, yippee!

On the twelfth day of holidays
My children gave to me
Twelve great big hugs
Eleven headaches hammering
Ten tummy aches
Nine broken presents
Eight arguments
Seven snow requests
Six loads of washing
Five super smiles!
Four lame excuses
Three temper tantrums
Two nights of coughing
And a bucket load of sick, yippee!

Merry Christmas!!!

A Poem from my book, Poetic Rituals, available on Amazon here – myBook.to/PoeticRITUals

Author Zone, Ritu Bhathal, Poetic Rituals, Writer

Merry Christmas!

COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE #Haiku #63: Cover & Precipitation

19 Dec 2017 26 Comments

by Ritu in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, #MicroPoetry, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Cover & Precipitation, Haiku

Colleen’s back with her synonym poetry challenge!

The words to (not) use are:

Cover & Precipitation

Gullfoss, Waterfall, Enormous, Iceland

Image from Pixabay

Blanketing the land
With a fine coat of drizzle
Nature comes alive

Ritu 2017

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #180 Slow & Burn

18 Dec 2017 24 Comments

by Ritu in #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #MicroPoetry, #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, Haiku, Slow & Burn

Lovely Ron with his Haiku Challenge prompt words this week:

Slow & Burn

Italy, Sunrise, Sky, Clouds, Beautiful

Image from Pixabay

Beautiful sunrise
Burning embers of the night
Slowly lighting skies

Ritu 2017