Abstract, Architecture, Fujifilm X-T2, Poetry
by Patrick Jennings

Mass ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #221

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Valencia, Spain
Heavier even than Earth
Yet I soar
A majestic dirigible

Laden with history
And regrets
Lofted by hope
And purpose
Levied by love
And compassion

Most days I carry the weight
Lightly, aloft
Some days I cannot leave the berth
Tethered, grounded

So I touch the Earth
Am grateful for its stability
That I always have a place to land
Rest, and free myself of burdens

Then breathe deeply
Filled and empty
I take to the skies again

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias
Valencia, Spain

Taken during travels, 2019

Pic and a Word Challenge

Last week we combed the Shoreline. This week, let’s feel the Mass, or find something else to inspire you in this black & white photograph of the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia at Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Valencia, Spain.

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.

The previous challenge was: Shoreline
Pistol River Middle, Gold Beach, Oregon Coast Highway, Oregon, United States of America
Challenge #220 ~ Shoreline
The word for last week’s Pic and a Word Challenge #220 was Shoreline, along with this photograph of Pistol River Middle on Gold Beach along the Oregon Coast Highway, in Oregon, USA.

Seven bloggers went beach combing along the Shoreline 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!