#Scotstober Day 25 #Glisk

Today’s word, glisk, is a beautiful one–to me, at least. It means glance, glimpse, gleam, sparkle, brief moment, trace, touch, resemblance, similarity.

What I find so beautiful about it is the sound. It starts off soft, then finishes on a hard k. Almost as if it mimics the sound of a sparkle (okay, the sound sparkles make in my head).

Here’s my response to the prompt (taken from Running The Asset):

Adam swypit the herr awa fae Elle’s foreheid an fir a glisk he mulled the smuith huil there. “A hae twa reules at A nivver brak,” he cowpit hir face oop tae heez an he preed hir lips, “an A’m i dainger o brakin thaim wi ye.”

And now in English.

Adam swept the hair away from Elle’s forehead and for a brief moment he kissed the smooth skin there. “I have two rules that I never break,” he tilted her face up to his and tasted her lips, “and I’m in danger of breaking them both with you.”

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8 responses to “#Scotstober Day 25 #Glisk

  1. bushboy Avatar

    That was an 80 percenter 🙂

    1. Susan T. Braithwaite Avatar

      That’s so impressive!

      1. bushboy Avatar

        ??

  2. Chris Hall Avatar

    What a lovely word, Susan! I managed to read the whole of this passage without needing the English translation. Something must be rubbing off! 🙂

    1. Susan T. Braithwaite Avatar

      Woohoo! That’s awesome, Chris ?

  3. Aletta - nowathome Avatar

    I am getting better with the reading of the passage too!

    1. Susan T. Braithwaite Avatar

      Yay! I’m so happy you found it to be an easy read ?

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