Opening, Plaza de Nazaríes, The Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Architecture, Fujifilm X-T2, Poetry
by Patrick Jennings

Opening ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #252

Doors shut and barred
Windows sealed from within

A dead end
At the end
Of a narrow
Corridor

No retreat
No respite
No redress

Then a door opened
Beckoning

The voices within
Sang songs of hope
And possibility
Of healing
And renewal

Beyond the door
The way remained unclear
But the long, dark night
Of the alley
Was over

Opening
Plaza de Nazaríes
The Alhambra
Granada, Spain 

Taken during travels, 2019

Pic and a Word Challenge

Last week tallied up Mathematics. This week, let’s find an Opening, or seek something else to inspire you in this HDR photograph of the Plaza de Nazaríes of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain.

The Pic and a Word Challenge is (usually) a weekly creativity prompt offered Mondays.

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: Mathematics

Mathematically Ruthless, L'Hemisfèric, Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Valencia, Spain
Challenge #251 ~ Mathematics

The word for last week’s Pic and a Word Challenge #251 was Mathematics, along with this photograph of the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències in Valencia, Spain.

 
Three bloggers overcame their fear of mathematics 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!