Ode to the Kiss

kiss \ˈkis\ :verb. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cyssan; akin to Old High German kussen to kiss. Date: before 12th century. transitive verb 1: to touch with the lips especially as a mark of affection or greeting 2: to touch gently or lightly intransitive verb 1: to salute or caress one another with the lips 2: to come in gentle contact.

Kisses, Besos, Baiser, Kuss, Bacio. No matter what you call it, no matter how you do it, there is something about a kiss that resonates a deep and primordial cord inside your soul. Does it call to you? Does it inspire you? Does it drive you to seek it?

Is it a chaste and reserved peck on the cheek? Is it wet and sloppy like a St. Bernard? Or is it a full body, toe-curling, leg-lifting whopper of a kiss? Now for me, all of those, and many, many more types of kisses all have their place. But my far-and-away and forever favorite will be the kiss that you feel from your lips down to the tips of your toes and back up again, the kiss that leaves you breathless and wanting more. I want that iconic, captured on film moment of a kiss. I want the kiss that you put everything into expecting nothing in return, but then get it all back ten-fold. God…I just love a good kiss!!!