Floydina White : Writing

To Live and Die in Darkness

To Live and Die in Darkness

A Poem by Floydina White


Black Roses and Darkness upon my burial shroud any less of a sending off would do a warrior proud. Black roses for my sweeheart Red roses ..
Followers of Fleeting, Fancy Footwork

Followers of Fleeting, Fancy Footwork

A Poem by Floydina White


The knower of Fleeting and Fancy Rests inside us all The indecisiveness and candor Will surely make us fall... Who, says you, Is the bring..
Love, Trees, and Cigarette Smoke

Love, Trees, and Cigarette Smoke

A Poem by Floydina White


Late at night, in a lonely window In a lonely room In a cloudy haze of cigarette smoke Surrounded in a incensed haze… I wonder about the my..
Loneliness

Loneliness

A Poem by Floydina White


Loneliness--so vast and heavy It eats at you like cancer Sinking into a manic depression… I long to get an answer. But who is there to a..
Castles and Conquerors

Castles and Conquerors

A Poem by Floydina White


Everything is warm and bright In the city by the sea The ocean is still and perfect As if waiting for you and me. The 'gulls soar high, The tid..
If Fish(es) Were Wishes...

If Fish(es) Were Wishes...

A Poem by Floydina White


If Fishes were wishes And fishing were free I'd Fish all the fish… And keep them for me. I'd sell all the wishes But keep all the fish..
Fearful Followers

Fearful Followers

A Poem by Floydina White


A moment of fear It then grows darker And then silence starts I suddenly want to laugh I follow the leader's will-- Another moment of fear. ..
Perception and Deception

Perception and Deception

A Poem by Floydina White


Perception depends upon memory And I remember not… Deception depends upon ignorance The truth is not besought.
Free In Restricted Embraces

Free In Restricted Embraces

A Poem by Floydina White


Who wants to be restricted When we are born free? Expired social contracts Make for anarchy. Anarchy is possible Can we get away? The governme..
Cut and Hide

Cut and Hide

A Poem by Floydina White


Cut me from an open wound Cut me from your heart Cut me in an open place I’ve cut you from the start Hide me in an ivory tower Hide me fr..