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raised me

Poems & photographs by Lashaevia Burns

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Blue and orange evening sky from the book Sunsets Raised Me

Fiery red, purple, and gold sunset over a city street

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Fire in the Sky

grandma called me.

come quick.

look at the sky —
it’s like a fire.

I came outside
and looked up.

oh wow.

I didn’t have words.
just my phone —
capturing as fast as the sky was changing.

clouds shifting within seconds.
colors bleeding into each other.
red into purple.
purple into gold.

a different shade,
a different hue,
a different painting
every time I blinked.

Plates 01 — 10

from the pages

A quiet collection of light, water, and open windows — photographs and the lines they came with.

Fiery red and orange clouds over a neighborhood street one minute before dark — One Minute Before
The sky gave everything it hadin the last minute it had left.

Blue and orange evening sky with a tree in silhouette — Still Here
Blue on one side, fire on the other —and me, still standing in between.

Violet and orange sunset over a wet intersection after rain — After the Rain
The street held the colorlong after the sky let it go.

Enormous golden clouds above silhouetted trees — Better Days
Some evenings arrive like a promiseyou didn't know was still good.

Dark burning orange storm clouds with a slice of blue sky — Before the Blue Wakes Up
Even the heaviest skykeeps a window open.

Deep blue sky with crimson clouds over a parking lot at dusk — Almost There
Not finished, not gone.Just almost.

Golden sunset down a residential street with parked cars — 9 · 18 · 17
I wrote the date downso I would believe it later.

Sun setting behind a city skyline with a stone tower in the foreground — Rochester
A borrowed city,the same forgiving light.

Pink and orange striped sky above rooftops and string lights — Atlanta
String lights come onlike the ground answering back.

Last sliver of red sun on the horizon seen from a high window — From the Ninth Floor
The whole day narrowedto one red line, then rest.

About the Author

Lashaevia Burns

Lashaevia Burns, affectionately known as Shae, was born and raised in Liberty City, Miami. A passionate photographer, educator, and community advocate, she believes that every image tells a story — and that the most powerful stories are the ones we live ourselves.

Photography has always been her first language. Through her lens she has captured not just the beauty of the world around her but the beauty of her own journey — from the block she grew up on to the skies above cities she never imagined visiting.

A Leo through and through, Shae moves through life with warmth, purpose and an open heart. She loves butterflies, the color blue, and above all — people. She spent five years as a teacher pouring herself into children and classrooms, and continues to serve young people through her work with PeerForward.

She is a reader, a dreamer, a traveler, and a sky watcher. And she has her grandmother to thank for all of it.

Sunsets Raised Me is her first book.

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Fire in the Sky

from the pages

One Minute Before

Still Here

After the Rain

Better Days

Before the Blue Wakes Up

Almost There

9 · 18 · 17

Rochester

Atlanta

From the Ninth Floor

About the Author

Lashaevia Burns

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