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Lingering In Love

Call it chance or fate that we met, 
        a night we will never forget.

Not looking for affection, but we felt an immediate connection.
        In a room of online scrabble, we made small talk of babble.

Another game soon took place, without seeing the other's face.
        Three years spent on the phone, couldn't leave each other alone.

Words of love had been said, flames of passion had been fed.
        It was long past time to meet, but would it be bitter or sweet?

At last I knew the taste of your lips, the warmth of your fingertips.
        I felt the beat of your heart, and nothing could keep us apart.

Cradled in your arms all night, we fit together and it felt right.
        Unlike anything I ever knew. I couldn't get close enough to you.

You slept and I was content. I sighed from breathing in your scent.
        I kissed your cheek, you didn't wake, lingering for love's sake.

Morning woke us with the sun, both knowing that what we'd done
        confirmed what we already knew. We shared a love long overdue.


Internal rhyme pattern
December 11th 2015
Favorite Love Poem
Sponsor: Nayda
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A  Avatar
December 17, 2015 at 12:56 PM
LIN, CONGRATULATIONS on your nice win. ~SKAT~
Tor Avatar
December 15, 2015 at 11:23 PM
Beautiful love poem. Enjoyed reading Lin.
Lane Avatar
December 16, 2015 at 3:30 AM
Thank you.
Haight Avatar
December 15, 2015 at 4:04 PM
Lovely, Lin. Congratulations on your win and placement. Hugs, Sandra
Lane Avatar
December 15, 2015 at 4:21 PM
Thanks a lot, Sandra. It's appreciated very much.
Hamilton Avatar
December 15, 2015 at 12:18 PM
Congrats Line, love internal rhymes makes for a nice flow, but of course to me rhymes are everything.
Lane Avatar
December 15, 2015 at 12:24 PM
haha John.. I answer to most anything. Line would be a new one. I appreciate your love of rhyme, it mirrors my own. Thank you.
Hamilton Avatar
December 15, 2015 at 12:19 PM
sorry typo Lin.
Negron Flores Avatar
December 15, 2015 at 10:58 AM
Congratulations Lin.
Lane Avatar
December 15, 2015 at 12:22 PM
Thanks, Nayda, and also for sponsoring.
Breidenthal Avatar
December 12, 2015 at 8:05 PM
Such a treasurable moment, Lin...the seventh couplet was touching..I also love the line, "it was long past time to meet, but would it be bitter or sweet?" Beautifully written..always, Laura
Lane Avatar
December 12, 2015 at 8:16 PM
I'm so happy that you like it, Laura. Thank you a lot.
Smith Avatar
December 11, 2015 at 5:17 PM
Beautiful Lin...true romance
Smith Avatar
December 11, 2015 at 8:41 PM
Great ending
Lane Avatar
December 11, 2015 at 8:36 PM
Hi, Tim.. Thanks a lot for the compliment and the suggestion.
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