FamilyPoetry

Dad Now

By March 10, 2017August 21st, 2019No Comments

Dad looks at me
different nowadays
or maybe I’m just now noticing
that longing gaze
aching with memories
that delight, that sting
hurting with regrets
pressing with determination
to be present now
and smile more
and laugh at the inconveniences
and grasp the bigger picture
treasuring the last half of those
grains of sand
he once told me
seem to fall much quicker than the first
half in the hourglass
He hugs me tightly and doesn’t let go
till he says, “Damn I miss you.”
and I know he means all of this,
his eyes and his hug
express it for him.

Quina Aragon

Quina Aragon

Quina Aragon is an author, speaker, and spoken word artist based in Orlando, Florida. She has written three children’s books—Love Made, Love Gave, and Love Can—and a book for adults, Love Has a Story. Her first fiction book, a novel-in-verse titled If Hurricanes Were Flowers, is set to release in 2027 with InterVarsity Press. Born in Manila and raised in Orlando, Quina is of Filipina, Puerto Rican, and Jamaican descent. As a first-generation child of immigrants, her writing explores identity, migration, and how our personal and cultural stories echo Scripture’s grand narrative. She has helped create projects through her writing, editing, creative vision, teaching, and/or performing for clients like Christianity Today, Vū Virtual Production Studios, YouVersion Bible App, Propel Women, Chasing Justice, Truth's Table, The Gospel Coalition, Ballet 5:8, InterVarsity Press, Bethany House Publishers, Moody Publishers, The Good Book Company, Harvest House, Risen Motherhood, Cru, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Training Leaders International, and many more.

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