Pentatonic serenade for the Moonward Bloom

Merlyna Lim
Moonward Bloom â€” 2025
Acrylic on canvas, 24″ × 12″ (61 cm x 30.5 cm)
MusicArt series

Music pairing:
Moonlight Pentatonic Serenade
Composed by Merlyna Lim, 2025

In Moonward Bloom I imagine that some flowers are quietly introverted. By day they seem still, almost withdrawn, as if guarding their own secret rhythm. But when night descends, they awaken—blooming toward the moon in silent devotion. The accompanying Moonlight Pentatonic Serenade unfolds in the Sundanese pentatonic mode—earthly yet celestial, tranquil yet yearning. Its slow arpeggios mirror the rhythm of the flowers’ ascent as moonlight breaks gently through the darkness.