di*aph*a*nous:
1. Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent: diaphanous tulle.
2. Characterized by delicacy of form. See Synonyms at airy.
3. Vague or insubstantial: diaphanous dreams of glory.
adj : so thin as to transmit light; “a hat with a diaphanous veil”; “filmy wings of a moth”; “gauzy clouds of dandelion down”; “gossamer cobwebs”; “sheer silk stockings”; “transparent chiffon”; “vaporous silks”
With images of Martha Graham and her company opening through my head, I walked through the rain. The rain, today, is like gossamer or silk. It is certainly vague and insubstantial, swirling around on the breeze - defying any attempt at protection. There is a quietness with a chiffon rain, a certain solitude that is accepted and celebrated and not a word need be spoken. It is Billie Holiday and new age crooning and the silence of owls. Yes, today, the rain is indeed diaphanous.
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Comment by testanchor812 — October 15, 2005 @ 7:02 pm