In the slow day Rain falls Night came A Lingering In the new light What soft glow All whispering and low Still there's nothing in a place No remains of moments stayed No sparkling eyes or quiet names In the inching nervous days There sounds an old refrain The way our bodies stayed I'll hold onto my awe In a new way Delicately Some songs spent in That old questioning How do you hold yourself In the pale light between the days In the Lingering How do you hold yourself In the strange light between the days In the Lingering