Share with me a vision, light dancing on a band of gold. Pure white light dances up and down a band, with a warm brown in between the highlights. Mesmerized, we all see something indefinable as the band turns in the sun. I have found another source of this enchantment, the form of a woman.

The woman I speak of would not usually catch my eye for long. She is not “my type.” She wore a band of gold in her hair that drew my attention and I found that all analogies and appreciations that applied to the band could be said of her as well. Her hair, that which would normally turn me away, caught the light just as the gold. The purest brightness, swimming and flashing, contrasted by that dark, almost coffee like golden brown blended hair and gold as one. From her hair I noticed her thin, defined body. She is tanned almost golden brown. Her feminine definition lent to subtle variations in the topography of her partially exposed back and shoulders. The High points of her muscles and shoulders gleam bright, the low creases emit a warm brown. As she maneuvered around the lab I watched her, noticing that her movement was as fluid as the blending of light over her skin. Her blue eyes are pronounced stars against this background, a combination of colors an perfect as the sky.

Gold looks tacky on most people. Jewelry does not flatter them to me, nor makeup. However, this woman is, as far as I am concerned, the most perfect example of adornment. She makes the gold look much better.