For Quinn

Liliana writes, "I ran a support group today at the Gippsland RSL. Browsing through some literature on World War 1, I bumped into a poem by a man named J. Quinn; an ANZAC in battle who recorded his experiences through poetry. I was very moved, and almost brought to tears. This is my tele, my connection with him."

For Quinn

I read a poem today,

Of a Man,

Surrounded by grey.

I read a poem today,

Of a Man, a life,

With Pain.

I read a poem today,

Of an ANZAC,

With life; with pain.

And the grey that you

Have shared,

It resonates in so many

Other ways,

And with hope,

Of Shields to come,

The grey once was,

Will dawn give Love,

Light.

For you, with love.

Liliana Melone.