Felicitous (on a Saturday afternoon)
I am hidden
somewhere in Tampa
phone in borrowed car
with doors locked
and I’m
in the corner
of a coffee house


sipping dirty chai, iced
behind my Bible
plugged up by massive
headphones
and I
feel a rush,
like I escaped
and am missing.
Now,
to meet with the
all-seeing Eye…

11.3.12
As We Left Off
Dear Felicitous,
Thanks for welcoming me
back
to your corners
and crevices
where I feel
hidden.
Feels
like I’ve much
to share with you
3 or 4 months
is it?
And much can
change in
that many days!
But to sit in your
dimly-lit gaze
and bury my face
in pages
while sipping
your sweet
drinks–
spiced chai latte, iced
this time–
this,
this just seems
right
and I refrain
from
my long explanation
of where, how, why
I’ve been
gone for so long.
We just
embrace
and pick up
as we left off.

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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