Thursday, December 21, 2006

Word of the Day, Malaise

malaise \muh-LAYZ; -LEZ\, noun:
1. A vague feeling of discomfort in the body, as at the onset of illness.
2. A general feeling of depression or unease.

I hadn't noticed the sky - I had been too preoccupied with my work - until it was just about sunset. The world had taken on a yellow glow and my first instinct (there would be a snow storm) had turned out to be false.
It was just past five o'clock and the sky had changed. Peach coloured stripes crossed the lavender sky. As the sun was going down, it left the evergreens and naked deciduous trees in silhouette. I had always been looking for breath-taking beauty (in nature, I assumed) and this was the most beautiful thing I had seen.
Alas, the sun set and the sky faded to a deep blue.

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