Momentary Bliss

A little blip in time....a pause, a breath...

                The mountains undulate with each breath, rising and falling. Far off in the distance, speckled and stippled with an artist’s brush, they glimmer in muted embers and deep emeralds. Kissed by the crystal azure sky, examples so broad and sweeping. Periwinkle marshmallows topped with frothy white fluff float imperceptibly, lazily by. Inky black crows twitter atop their perched nests, gliding here and there, to and fro. Whispers of a gentle caress blow seductively at my lashes, butterfly kisses upon my eyelids. The molten warmth paints a swath across my back, heating up so languidly. Purring contentedly, stretching my toes, inhaling a sweet breath. My furball nestles close, sending shivering rumbles into my belly, calming and serene. Happiness at its purest. Sinking into momentary bliss. I sigh and wait, reveling in the minute, a space �" a pause �" bloated with promise of rose-colored glasses. It is here I find solace for my weary soul. Still waters of quiet contemplation. Just being.

                I feel the scratchy braided wool beneath my cheek, comfortingly familiar. The cradle of the bed softens against my heated curves. Such silence, broken only by the sounds of nature flittering, tittering, floating. Transported to another heaven, swaying in the gentle breeze. The clinking of glass as the neighbor buries last night’s libations carry softly, a musical accompaniment. Faraway, a yipping starts, stops, starts again, melding in with the sounds. An orchestra of natural occurrences creating a masterpiece. The crows are the conductors leading the symphony �" caw, clink, clink, yip, tweet, tweet, clink, clink, yip, caw. An occasional buzz swishes by as the fuzzy little bees add their singular note. Drifting seamlessly along, enchanted by the encore.

 I relish these brief glimpses �" stop overs �" samples of heaven �" balm of Gilead for my soul. Hearing the wooden thud of a door echoing dimly, signal of the coming end of my moment of clarity. My momentary bliss. But I will seek to discover it again.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Chris]

Sometimes its just so good to be you when you awaken... and the feeling just flows and flows...

Chris

[VelvetRosetta]

I felt dreamy while reading this, a truly beautiful piece of art!

[Poetic Beauty]

Dreams take us in many different directions and this short story has a very tranquil feel to it. The descriptions allow me to walk through this moment with you see everything that you are experiencing or rather the narrator of the story.

[DONALD EISSLER]

KAT This deserves another Kat poem from me.. your words,painted with the artist loving hand that you possess, captivate and intrigue me .... please keep painting with these beautiful colors that you create .
tk

[rose with love]

This carries the happines all the way my mind's path. You carried it with your words. Such a beautiful moment, the most beautiful moment.

[Jeremy Baker]

Momentary bliss is often better than none at all - but reading this was complete bliss from start to finish! Wonderful writing.