It’s four in the morning here. Today is Thanksgiving Day here in Canada. I am a little frustrated right now…I have fruitlessly spent the last hour or so trying to put into words the smile of a particular being.
It’s hard to describe anyone’s smile exactly as one senses it. It’s not just the lips in fact…it’s the entire face, the twitching muscles near the eyes, the raised eyebrows, the slight tilt of the face, soft blushing cheeks, glowing eyes and so forth.
The following lines from a Frank Sinatra song titled ‘The Way You Look Tonight’ come to mind:
“Yes you’re lovely, with your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft,
There is nothing for me but to love you,
And the way you look tonight.”
It’s a classic. It’s written by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern. Rod Stewart also recorded a nice cover of this song. It’s in his album ‘It Had to Be You: the Great American Songbook’.
The song doesn’t go into the kind of depth I am trying to reach here. I once read about the science behind a simple smile in a science journal. It was quite an interesting read.
Anyway, I am going to give it another try. I need to get it done before I sleep.
Happy Thanksgiving Day!
…Cheers!
