Frances Raeburn

Frances Raeburn Sep 2023

Whirl

I do not know
how to give myself
although I know I should
so let me give you this girl
who knows
just give her a whirl!

Frances Raeburn Sep 2023

Us

if it all fell apart tomorrow
and why wouldn’t it
I would still applaud the
fact
that we tried

Frances Raeburn Sep 2023

Sister

I paint words
until the colours
make no sense
You paint pictures
that make the world
make sense .

Frances Raeburn Sep 2023

Anyone

you silence me
which is. more
than anyone
has ever done before

Frances Raeburn Sep 2023

You

I look in the mirror
and I see you.

Frances Raeburn Sep 2023

John

After all these years
I honestly couldn’t bear
to celebrate
my wedding anniversary
with anybody else
but you!

Frances Raeburn Sep 2023

Pride

My elation
and pure joy
of giving birth to you
is an exact match
of having a grown up
real time
beautiful
now time
conversation with you