The Serbian word “Merak” is a feeling of bliss and the sense of oneness with the universe that comes from the simplest of pleasures. It is the pursuit of small, daily pleasures that all add up to a great sense of happiness and fulfillment.
the gold crescent moon ushers me to bed
its crooked smile hid by cirrus streams
memories of moments fill my sleepy head
at long last, i am flying on moonbeams
serendipity’s bliss attends my dreams
~kat
The following is a streaming version of this week’s Terza Rima Challenge. I planned for it to read like a “day in the life” which was interesting since I wrote a new stanza daily. As an assist I tried to write at progressive hours of the day as the week passed. I am still looking for Merak. And so a new day begins…
Finding Merak
to fly above the earth, a bird’s eye view…
tell me robin red what wonders you see
when on the wing, riding the wind, please do
i dream of flying unencumbered, free
yet suffer from a phobia of heights
with my feet, deeply rooted like a tree
but oh there’s something trees get very right
they meet the wind in dance with tender limbs,
with grace to bend when tempests storm the night
whispering soft, the ancients draw me in
familiar voices touch my heart and soul
stardust and sinew meld beneath my skin
earthing, am i, whilst baring my soles
cool grass tickling, trembling in the breeze
cicadas’ shrill diminuendoes troll
gloaming looms on the cusp of ebony
the scent of musk and rose buds fill my head
amaranth tendrils pierce through lace-trimmed trees
the gold crescent moon ushers me to bed
its crooked smile hid by cirrus streams
memories of moments fill my sleepy head
at long last, i am flying on moonbeams
serendipity’s bliss attends my dreams
~kat
July 21st, 2018 at 11:37 am
This works so well Kat, you have written this so well 💜💜
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July 21st, 2018 at 11:57 am
Thanks Willow. It’s been a good one. 😊❤️😊
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July 21st, 2018 at 12:03 pm
It certainly has 💜💜
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July 21st, 2018 at 11:49 am
This was a lovely series 🙂
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July 21st, 2018 at 12:16 pm
Thank you Jane.
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July 21st, 2018 at 12:18 pm
🙂
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July 21st, 2018 at 1:27 pm
Wow beautiful Kat. Wonderful flow and I love the word. I didn’t know the meaning, though. I’ve known and read about people named Merak. So, interesting to find that meaning behind the name. Have a great Sunday.
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July 21st, 2018 at 1:49 pm
Thanks Mandi. You too! 😊
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July 21st, 2018 at 5:45 pm
Wonderful, simply wonderful!
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July 22nd, 2018 at 12:19 am
Thank you Peter. 🙂
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July 22nd, 2018 at 1:39 pm
Excellent! 😎🥀😎🥀😎🥀
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July 22nd, 2018 at 4:07 pm
Thank you. I liked that series. 😊
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