Fujifilm X-T2, Landscape, Poetry
by Patrick Jennings

Steps ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #165

Himalayan Foothills Sunrise VIII, Kunjapuri Devi Temple, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Sometimes the light
     Seems very far
And the way
     So dark and perilous
And the path
     Occluded mystery

I remind myself
     Just take a step
I remember
     Where every journey begins
I find my courage
     In the many paths already taken

I’ve held the light
     before
I’ve made my way
     before
I’ve found the path
     before

I will hold the light
     again

Kanjapuri Devi Temple
Near Rishikesh
Uttarakhand, India

Taken during travels, 2017

Last week we took to the Heights. This week, let`s climb the Steps or find something else to inspire you in this sunrise photograph taken of the Himalayan Foothills from Kunjapuri Devi Temple near Rishikesh, India.

The Pic and a Word Challenge is a weekly creativity prompt offered Sundays.

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 images
  • You may use my image in your post, or any image you have created
  • 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 — whether on WordPress, Instagram, Flicker, Tumblr, etc. — you can also:

  • Add a comment on this post to announce your response
  • Apply the tag/hashtag “Pic and a Word Challenge” or “#picandawordchallenge” 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.

Last week’s challenge: Heights
Golden Heights, Bolinas, From Panoramic Highway, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, California, United States of America
Challenge #164 ~ Heights
The word for last week’s Pic and a Word Challenge #164 was Heights, along with this photograph of grassy hillocks along the Panoramic Highway in the mountains high above Bolinas, California, USA.

Eight bloggers climbed the Heights this week. Thank you, everyone! ❤

View all the Pic and a Word Challenges, including the current challenge, on the Pic and a Word Challenge tag page.

Happy Creating!