AboveTheRayne

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Jesus Lives

April 4th, 2015 · No Comments

Jesus Lives They crucified him, this man, our Lord, and laid Him on the cross. Brutalized Him with nails and placed thorns upon His head. We mourn the day, sweet Jesus, O God, they wanted him dead. Today we cover the cross, yes a black cloth marks His pain. All will never be lost as […]

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Beast of Terror

March 28th, 2015 · No Comments

The insatiable need to be right, provokes often a brutal fight. To solve a dispute, I’ll beat you with my fists, perhaps end ones life in a totally different twist. Look at the fields of battle, bodies strewn like herds of cattle. O we teach our young well, when all goes wrong, you must act […]

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Poems by: Cynthia Sharp

March 22nd, 2015 · No Comments

Canadian Cynthia Sharp is a regular contributor to the Melvina & Friends Poetry Group. She has been published in Toasted Cheese & Haiku Journal and was nominated for the XXXVIII Pushcart Prize & Best of the Net Anthology. She enjoys the beauty of the west coast, where she is at work on her first fantasy […]

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Man

March 22nd, 2015 · No Comments

The image above is one of my portrait drawings of a good friend…Gord Barge, a local Calgary musician. His band consists of Gord, his wife Jody, a wonderful lady with a beautiful smile and very talented, his children and some friends. His family band has entertained many in this city and that down home wonderful […]

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Poems by Melvina Germain

March 21st, 2015 · No Comments

Tweet 1. Lost Havana 2. Kill For Power 3. Good Riddance to 2013 4. Searching 5. Compos’d 6. Dwyne For Thee 7. Two Precious Souls 8. Old Cocks Die Soft In The Mud 9. Too Soon Too Late 10. Spilling Blessings 11. Let It Be Today…Tomorrow May Never Come Lost Havana Be aware…Swear words included. […]

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S.S.O.S.B. (Standing In Support Of Our Sisters And Brothers) Pg. 1

March 21st, 2015 · No Comments

Visit my page on fb here: https://www.facebook.com/Supportersofssos?ref=hl Published on June 10, 2014 Marlene Darlene Bird, 47, is seen in this photo that was handed out for Friday’s march through downtown Prince Albert. Herald file photo More than a week after her violent assault in downtown Prince Albert, Marlene Darlene Bird, 47, remains in hospital. Other […]

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Tags: End Violence Against Women · Uncategorized

Plumbing Issues

March 21st, 2015 · No Comments

Before we get started, please understand, I’am not a plumber nor is anyone in my home. We are merely consumers of products. I was very unfortunate to have a clogged sink and what I’m sharing with you, is my experience during this problem. I’m sharing what took place at my home and what the outcome […]

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Absentees

December 14th, 2013 · No Comments

Times changed, as daggers were strewn, tongues lashing, judgements calling. A raging storm set forth and that once happy abode became a target, a place of fear to the occupants who tried to live in peace there. How mighty and fierce one can be, on the other side of the mountain with no images of […]

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The Hoopsnake

December 13th, 2013 · No Comments

A Poem for you: Well it’s that time of year again here in Alberta, so so cold, we have to be aware of our “Hoopsnake”…Take a look….. The hoopsnakes linger in the icefields of Canada. Fiercely slithering through barren caves forming traces of tracks in predators graves. Canada’s hoopsnake leaves nothing to the imagination, it […]

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The Journey… by: Sherry Ibid

November 30th, 2013 · No Comments

Annie Hannah Draper Vine Birth 5 Aug 1843 in Bath, Wiltshire, England Death 25 Aug 1918 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Adapted from History written by Annie Draper Vine. Remembering while walking on the wagon trail between Bountiful and Salt Lake City, Utah [about 12 miles!] having visions of pretty dishes on […]

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