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    In the Garden of Floydette
    In the Garden of Floydette
    In the Garden of Floydette
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    In the Garden of Floydette

    By William Pierce

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    We have an obligation to ourselves to be honest and true to ourselves and our readers. If we fail to do this, we shall rise no higher. If we rise no higher, then what are we?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam Pierce
    Release dateOct 30, 2010
    ISBN9781452354583
    In the Garden of Floydette
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    William Pierce

    living in the great South Plains. Staying away from Texas. Living in the house of destiney. Wrestling happiness from despair. Wandering the long journey. peering through kalidascope eyea, looking for eternity. Surveying the rags of your life, wisting away the time. Lighting new fags, hurling through the great unkowns, seeking that mate.

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      In the Garden of Floydette - William Pierce

      In the Garden of Floydette

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2010

      William Pierce

      willpierce01@netzero.net

      In the garden of floydette I sit and watch the peppers grow. The morning light gives golden delight. The mowers And weed cutters roll. The car sings Viva Mexico! The sun gently stirs around the chosen world. Dogs and Birds spew out their merry tunes. Arise! Arise! What is a foot? Slash, slash! Die weed. Die! Die sound. She rides the high breeze. Searching for prey. On the ground. In the Sky. Everywhere. Silently gliding. Hammers echo in the distance. Blue jay shrieks! Sun shines. Millions of dollars of helicopters grind by. Shine. Sunshine. A new country will get a

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