• Monkey Business ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #360

  • Mar 11 2024
  • Length: 2 mins
  • Podcast

Monkey Business ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #360

  • Summary

  • A macaque shares the rooftop
    Lingers on the rail
    As the rising sun stokes
    The smoke laden atmosphere
    To molten amber

    It's tempting to believe
    The monkey is as enthralled as I
    With the iconic Red Fort silhouette
    But I rather suspect the bugger's
    Feigning disinterest in my breakfast

    They're clever that way
    To stray any further from the table
    Set lavishly with silver and crystal on white tablecloth
    Would invite a blitzkrieg
    And the confiscation of my croissant

    It's what I would do were our roles reversed

    Fortunately, this angle is perfect
    And near enough the table for deterrence
    As the shutter clicks
    I thank my little gray enemy
    For the perfect pose

    The croissant is delicious
    Slathered with raspberry jam
    I chase the last of it down with espresso
    While the disappointed macaque lumbers off
    In search of its own breakfast

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    About the photograph:

    Rhesus Macaque with Red Fort
    Rooftop of Tara Palace Hotel
    Chandni Chowk (Old Delhi)
    New Delhi, India

    Taken during travels, 2017

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    A reading from the blog post:
    Monkey Business ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #360: https://pixtowords.com/2024/03/11/monkey-business-pic-and-a-word-challenge-360/
    From my blog Pix to Words: https://pixtowords.com/

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    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.

    Challenge rules are provided in the blog post link above.

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