Petals ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #310

Sunset Glitterbomb, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Perched
Beneath a sky
Of cobalt and lavender

While the dying sun
Throws glitter bombs
Off glass towers

But all I can see
Are three dots
Racing on the display

“Jason is typing”

This Schrödinger’s mobile
Holds two truths
Like petals pulled from a daisy

Each dot flashing in turn
He loves me
He loves me not

Both are true
Until the dots stop
To reveal the nature

Of the final petal

False Creek Sunset
Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada

Pictures from home, 2022

Pic and a Word Challenge

Last week we traced over the Lines. This week, we’re plucking Petals from a daisy, or find inspiration in this sunset photograph of the Vancouver skyline in British Columbia, Canada.

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

With each challenge I provide a photograph of mine along with a single word. The challenge? Use the pic and/or word as  inspiration to create something — a photograph, a painting, video, 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 to illustrate your post, or any images 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 challenge’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: Lines

La Sagrada Familia, from Gaudí Park Güell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Challenge #308 ~ Construction

The word for last week’s Pic and a Word Challenge #309  was Lines, along with this photographic line study of Palau De Les Arts, Ciutat De Les Arts I Les Ciences, Valencia, Spain.

Two bloggers traced over the Lines this week; Thanks everyone! 

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

Happy Creating! ❤