Here they are, some random "lingering like a..." similes pulled from the web:
lingering -- like a train passing dysfunction junction
lingering like a fog on the lowlands
lingering like a just extinguished candle
Lingering like a ghost that / Was determined to finish that song.
lingering like a toxic cloud
lingering like a series of smoke signals
lingering like a train's lonely whistle on the night wind
lingering like a river smooth / Along its grassy borders
lingering like a dreary January afternoon with no sun in a dimly lit room
lingering like a shallow wind
lingering like a well loved guest
lingering like a fart in a hot car
lingering, like a woman?s pique when she is disappointed in her lover
lingering like a great big elephant that has been sleeping next to the Prime Minister
lingering like a benevolent ghost dog protector
lingering, like a village maiden
lingering like a salsa stain on a white shirt
lingering like a running canker in the nation?s psyche
lingering like a fine tasting cigarette that he doesn't want to burnout
lingering like a ticking time bomb in the archives
lingering like a buoy in the lake
lingering like a retarded parakeet in an unlatched cage
lingering like a lizards dead kiss
Lingering like a stolen god / That threatens to destroy our sin
lingering like a balloon nearly out of helium
lingering like a moth in a flood light
lingering like a small river through an ancient town
lingering like a palm print on the city's face
lingering like a raincoat across my teeth
lingering like a whale at a buffet
Some similes are best forgotten, lest they linger like an anteater at an all-you-can eat ant bar. Like a copy of Police Academy 5 on the video store shelves. Like a grungy teen at a hemp rally. Like a one legged ring-tailed lemur at that place where they give free stuff to one-legged ring-tailed lemurs. Like a flock of ravenous vultures circling over the carcass of this blog entry.
OK, I'm done. Your turn.
Cubey Terra