Depth ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #206

Depths, Hotel Continental, Tangier, Morocco
I leave the depths unplumbed
Fearful of its denizens
Unaware
All my fears
I carry on my shoulders
A smothering weight

Take a breath, my son
Take a breath
Sit with the present

What you fear
Is already past
Or has not come

That is all your dour spelunking
Will ever find
So long as you believe
The depths are darkness

Be not your mind
But mindful
Open your heart
For in its depths
Is always light

I leave the depths unplumbed
Take a breath
Quiet my mind
And from the depths rises
The light that is love

Depths
Continental Hotel
Tangier, Morocco

Taken during travels, 2019

Last time we repaired the Cracks in our armour. This week, let’s see what rises from Depth in our armour, or find something else to inspire you in this photograph of Islamic patterns in the Continental Hotel, Tangier, Morocco.

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

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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.

The previous challenge was: Cracks

Cracks, Linda Vista Motel, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Challenge #205 ~ Cracks
The word for last week’s Pic and a Word Challenge #205 was Cracks, along with this photograph of cracking paint in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.

Four bloggers explored their Cracks last time. =) 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!