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Butterfly Kisses

Posted by ESC on January 27, 2005

In Reply to: Butterfly Kisses posted by SR on January 27, 2005

: Butterfly Kisses:
: A kiss given by placing the eye close to another's cheek so that the lashes barely touch the skin and then blinking rapidly.

: 'She seemed to melt against him in her terror, and he caught her in his arms, held her fast there, felt her lashes beat against his cheek like netted butterflies.'
: Edith Wharton from Ethan Frome

: Also a popular wedding song by Bob Carlisle.

: SR

Nice.

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