<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=351045" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Lingers</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The rain is gone, <br>It's pitter patter silent, <br>It's accompaniment of thunder quiet, <br>It's ensemble of lightning dark, <br>but the smell still lingers. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The soft breeze carries the scent, <br>A cool night with damp grass, <br>The animals hide in dry brush, <br>The people tucked away at home, <br>The air thick with the weight of silence, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The thunder once so loud and startling, <br>Now distant and still moving further, <br>The lightening once so bright and threatening, <br>Now a distant glow that illuminates the horizon, <br>The storm has passed. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And like the rain, <br>you are gone for now, <br>Too far from my grasp, <br>For now my arms are empty, <br>But your smell still lingers. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The breeze from the open window carries your scent, <br>A cool night with warm sheets, <br>The restless hearts calmed, <br>The racing thoughts slowed, <br>The air thick with new memories and feelings. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The sounds once so crisp and real, <br>Now the silent rise and fall of chests, <br>The light in our eyes once so bright and alluring, <br>Now hidden behind closed lids, <br>The storm has passed. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The rain now as calm as our dreams, <br>And the storm as silent as our breathing, <br>Until once again the lightning will strike, <br>And our eyes light up again, <br>But for now, the smell still lingers.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Bethany+Maxwell">Bethany Maxwell</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=351045" data-title="Lingers de Bethany Maxwell" data-description="The rain is gone, It's pitter patter silent, It's accompaniment of thunder quiet, It's ensemble of lightning dark, but the smell still lingers. The soft breeze carries the scent, A cool night with damp grass, The animals hide in dry brush,..."></div> </div> </div>

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