Timeline by Quinn Holm
Timeline
Quinn Holm
I wrote Spring in Winter
I wrote Winter in Summer
and Fall somewhere in between
the changing weather
The nature in me has its own seasons
I’m not afraid of being forgotten
for my being needs no outside opinions
Things used-to-be and mistaken
no longer have a place in my present
Long gone was their influence on my emotions
I’m now loved and nurtured, every moment
The universe in me creates its own timeline
The inner reservoir in this child’s eyes
masters the healing and grows with pride
as my inner light shines through the night
things soon-to-be have now been realised
The hopes and dreams will soon be revived
in this serene world of my own divine
because it is the life of my own design.
(Outro)
When you lose what needs to be lost
It is actually a gain
You will see right through that pain
That once paralysed your mind
With the now blazing self-respect
Reflected in those eyes.
More from Quinn Holm ↓
- @quinnholm.muse and @gratusgarden on Instagram
- Quinn Holm on Substack
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Write After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice. If you want to join: Listen to a poem from the month of April on One Poem Only, then write your own in response. I will pick one for each day to read in June for a special series: One Poem After 🍎🍏 Submissions close May 15.
