Linger!

There's something about the word 'linger'. Among the many definitions that www.m-w.com throws up, the one I really like is 'to pass slowly'. Yes, that is a nice meaning. And when you say to pass slowly, it means so many things isn't it?

Linger on....beautiful thoughts
Linger on... nostalgia
Linger on... playful memories
Linger on... old clothes that still fit (especially a size 24 when now you wear a 28)
Linger on...aspirations
Linger on...dreams
Linger on...the touch of a loved one
Linger on...the taste of good food (like that time when the 'sizzling brownie' at a non descript place was so awesome or the fish fry at a dear friend's wedding or the Thai curry and the kiwi fruit mousse...oooh drooooool!!!)
Linger on... the sound of crazy happy laughter
Linger on...the feel of rain on skin when the body is afloat - oh swimmin' in the rain is such pleasure
Linger on...the palpitation of the heart at the sound of the voice you so want to hear
Linger on...the tug of a smile at the corner of your lips when your loved one whispers sweet nothings
Linger on... the taste of tears in your mouth when the lights come on in the crucible of suspended disbelief and hopes and nudges you back into reality
Linger on...the smell of sweet perfume on her body
Linger on...the familar passages of a well thumbed book
Linger on...the lifting of the heart at the sound of the much loved band
Linger on... hope oh hope!

Oh yes...there are so many 'linger on's. I could go on.

I only wish I could have my good moods to linger on.

I only wish I could have positivity to linger on.

I wish love would linger on.

Sigh!

PS - this post is courtesy 'Linger' by the Cranberries. It's the song on radio that triggered the lingering idea.

PPS - S.O.S.Irf.Where art thou?