With the sun no more
Than ember in the ash
We thousands mingle
Muted in the solemnity of awe
Amongst the minarets and domes
Of ancient wonder
But for a young girl
With a smattering of pink
Skipping in her socks
And there my friends
Find the greater wonder
In the magic of a child
The Taj Mahal
Agra
Uttar Pradesh, IndiaTaken during travels, 2017
Pic and a Word Challenge
Last week we found the Wonder.
This week, let’s live for the moment in Magic. Or seek something else to inspire you in this photograph of a young girl (who may or may not be) skipping a the base of a minaret in the Taj Mahal, at Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The Pic and a Word Challenge is a weekly creativity prompt offered 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, podcast, 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 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: Wonder
![Just One Minaret, The Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India](https://pixtowords.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/just-one-minaret-the-taj-mahal-agra-uttar-pradesh-india.jpg)
The word for last week’s Pic and a Word Challenge #373 was Wonder, along with this photograph of cascading rapids in the Cheakamus River, just off the Sea to Sky Highway south of Whistler, in British Columbia, Canada.
Two bloggers found the Wonder this week. Thanks!
View all the Pic and a Word Challenges, including the current challenge, on the Pic and a Word Challenge tag page.
Happy Creating! ❤