Of porcelain
A dozen tiles
Or more
A stupa grand
And towering
Each tile placed
By hands of men
Within the grounds
Of coloured roofs
Gilted Naga
Protecting gables
I stand in awe
Of what we do
When inspired
By our faith
Wat Pho
Bangkok, Thailand
Taken during travels, 1995
Each week I provide a photograph of mine along with a single word. The challenge? Use the pic and/or word as points of inspiration to create something — a photograph, a painting, prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, longread or just a few words. You are welcome to use these two elements (photograph and word) literally, thematically or metaphorically. If you create both images and words, all the better.
To participate:
- Use any title you like.
- Your response can be words and/or an image
- You may use my image in your post, or any image you have created.
- Place the challenge’s Pic (if you use it for inspiration) and Word prominently in your post
- Mention that you are responding to the Pic and a Word Challenge
- Add a link to this post in your response
To help us find your response, you can also:
- Add a comment on this post to announce your response
- Apply the tag “Pic and a Word Challenge” to your post
Each week, I’ll list the previous week’s responses at the end of the new challenge. I may also share some on my social media: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, etc.
Have a great week exploring your faith!

As always, great responses. Thanks everyone!