At dVerse Linda is hosting the Quadrille (44 words) with an invitation to write about the word linger or any of its forms.
dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Linger

“Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.” Benjamin Disraeli
Of Things Past The past lurks in the present, intensifying the sense of wanting to restore, heal, the original intention once the pride of purpose, now a felt grief, an if only, raising the question: can we overcome the grief of things past that linger within us? Copyright 2021 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®