ar·dor (är'dər)
n.
Fiery intensity of feeling.
Strong enthusiasm or devotion; zeal.
Intense heat or glow, as of fire.
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"Among absent lovers, ardor always fares better."
(Sextus Propertius)
You cannot put a Fire out
You cannot put a Fire out—
A Thing that can ignite
Can go, itself, without a Fan—
Upon the slowest Night—
You cannot fold a Flood—
And put it in a Drawer—
Because the Winds would find it out—
And tell your Cedar Floor—
Emily Dickinson
