Sometimes footsteps echo along
the stretch of road in somber song
and, when faded, is all the more profound
for soon the sound in other noises drowns.
But for a few, with ears attuned, the cadence
still rings and so today bow in obeisance.

 

Posted for and loosely inspired by the Daily Prompt: Linger
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