13 Feb 2021 22 Comments
in #SoCS Tags: #SoCS, Above/Below, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Stream Of Consciousness Saturday
Linda’s #SoCS prompt, this week:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “above/below.” Use one, use both, use ’em however they inspire you. Bonus points if you use them both. Enjoy!
Above A blanket Thick and white So soft So tempting Covering A danger Unknown Thick Treacherous ice Below Ritu 2021
12 Feb 2021 48 Comments
in #WritePhoto Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Deeper, Flash Fiction, Photo Prompt
Sue’s #WritePhoto Prompt:
It was mere seconds, but as I fell, it felt like time had slowed down.
I wondered how such beauty could be present at a time where my mind held thoughts not remotely beautiful.
The russets and golds on the leaves of the branch sticking out of the rocks.
The vibrant green of the plants surrounding it.
The sun, bouncing off the light stone of the wall.
The ripples creating their own music that grew louder as I drew closer to the water.
Then, the splash, followed by muffled sounds, as I sunk deeper into the water.
Tendrils from the underwater foliage threatened to wrap themselves around my limbs, but I fought them off.
Bubbles escaped my mouth as my body floated upwards, like an air-filled buoy.
I gasped for breath as my face broke the surface.
Invigorated, I swam to the edge and clambered out, soaking, but content.
It was as if I needed that shock to the system, to realise that, really, my life wasn’t so bad.
11 Feb 2021 28 Comments
in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Loose & Tight, Senryu, Synonyms
Colleen’s Syllabic Poetry Challenge! The words we are to use synonyms of are:
Relax, my people We're in precarious times Stress won't help, smiles will Ritu 2021
10 Feb 2021 44 Comments
in #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday Tags: #1linerweds, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Ice, One Liner Wednesday, Slipped
“It snowed, I walked, and slipped – Inevitable, isn’t it?”
Ritu 2021
Don’t worry, Peeps. I am fine! Had to walk into school for a couple of days, due to ice and unsafe roads. Yesterday, I walked along, happy as Larry, and stepped on an old plasaatic advertising board that had fallen on the ground, and got covered in snow, so it wasn’t visible.
I felt the ground slip from beneath me. (Well, actually, it was the board, but you know what I mean!) Couldn’t do anything to stop it, and landed flat on my newly padded arse! Thank goodness for that extra Lockdown Layer that I have cultivated, while we have been too busy eating too much! A padded bum definitely cushioned my slip!
For Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge
09 Feb 2021 18 Comments
in #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge Tags: Bite & Teeth, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Haiku, Ronovan's Weekly Haiku Challenge, Senryu
Ronovan’s weekly Haiku Challenge:
It’s no secret, how disappointed I am with the snow offering we had, here where I live, considering the Beast from the Baltic was meant to be visiting. My Haiku/Senryu is dedicated to that beast with less of a roar, and more of a whimper… though it did manage to close our school, because others were much luckier and couldn’t get in because they got several inches of snow, rather than our couple of centimetres!
Beast from the Baltic Comes at us baring sharp teeth But he barely bites! Ritu 2021
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