Dec. 24th, 2009
Word of the Day - Dec. 24, 2009
The light was soft, playing gently over her face, soothing the lines it found there. Her eyes were dark in the shadows, but they were smiling, wondrous and awed. She lifted a hand tentatively, so so cautious, smoothing down a lock of bright hair, and brought her baby close to her.
LAMBENT: adj. playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering; as, "a lambent flame; lambent shadows."
The light was soft, playing gently over her face, soothing the lines it found there. Her eyes were dark in the shadows, but they were smiling, wondrous and awed. She lifted a hand tentatively, so so cautious, smoothing down a lock of bright hair, and brought her baby close to her.
LAMBENT: adj. playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering; as, "a lambent flame; lambent shadows."