#writephoto regulars ~ Ritu Raps

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I asked the writephoto challenge regulars if they would like to come over and introduce themselves. The first one to do so is Ritu Bhathal, from But I Smile Anyway.

Without those of you who write and read the pieces inspired by he weekly photos, the prompt would not exist.

So, if you follow or take part in the weekly challenge, why not drop me a line?

“So,” wrote Ritu, “I sat here, thinking of what to do… and instead of a ramble about general stuff, I came up with a rap!”

The Ritu Rap

Well hello there,

My name is Ritu

I’m here to introduce

Myself to you

Who am I?

And why should you care?

So I’m a creative person

And I got good hair!

I like to write poems

All different styles

And I like to spin tales

Short, or lasting miles!

I’ve dabbled in singing

And a little bit of art

I sometimes post recipes

Be it savoury or tart

A teacher by profession

Wife and mother too

I like to share my family

Woes and happiness with you.

I’ll ramble on about

Issues that catch my eye

Those things that make me

Think “Dear God, why?”

So I have a poem book

Rated by a few

And I hope to have a novel

Sitting on a shelf too

But, in the end

I wanna make you smile

When you read my work

I wanna make it worth your while

And there you have it

The long and short of Ritu

Signing out now

Very pleased to have met you!

“And I even recorded it!”

Ritu Bhathal was born in Birmingham in the mid-1970’s to migrant parents, hailing from Kenya but with Indian origin. This colourful background has been a constant source of inspiration to her.
From childhood, she always enjoyed reading. This love of books is mostly credited to her mother.
The joy of reading spurred her on to become creative in her own writing, from fiction to poetry.
Winning little writing competitions at school and locally gave her the encouragement to continue writing.
As a wife, mother, daughter, sister, and teacher, she has drawn on inspiration from many avenues to create the poems that she writes.
A qualified teacher, having studied at Kingston University, she now deals with classes of children as a sideline to her writing!
Ritu also writes a blog, a mixture of life and creativity, thoughts and opinions, which was awarded first place in the Best Overall Blog Category at the 2017 Annual Bloggers Bash Awards.
Ritu is happily married, and living in Kent, with her Hubby Dearest, and two children, not forgetting the furbaby Sonu Singh.
Having published an anthology of poetry, Poetic RITUals, she is currently working on some short stories, and a novel, to be published in the near future.

Find and Follow Ritu

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And by clicking the following link, you get to Ritu’s author profile on Amazon, where you can find the link to her poetry book, Poetic RITUals.

Author.to/RituBhathal

The link to the book directly is myBook.to/PoeticRITUals

“…a fantastic little gem of a poetry book.”

“It certainly cheered me up.”

Delve into a book of verse exploring different topics and different genres, all with a RITUal twist. A collection of poetry drawing on the experiences of the writer, ranging from matters of the heart, love for the family, situations in life and some verses written with a humorous twist.

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.

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