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    Miss. Understood: Poems of Longing
    Miss. Understood: Poems of Longing
    Miss. Understood: Poems of Longing
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    Miss. Understood: Poems of Longing

    By JD Floyd

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    JD Floyd is an avid reader who enjoys expressing herself through descriptive writing. A regular visitor to the Caribbean, she is a collector of Caribbean-themed childrens books. Born in London, England, JD Floyd grew up in Southern Ontario, Canada where she presently resides. This book of poetry, inspired by observations and personal experiences, is her first.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateOct 20, 2010
    ISBN9781462800162
    Miss. Understood: Poems of Longing
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    JD Floyd

    JD Floyd is an avid reader who enjoys expressing herself through descriptive writing. A regular visitor to the Caribbean, she is a collector of Caribbean-themed children’s books. Born in London, England, JD Floyd grew up in Southern Ontario, Canada where she presently resides. This book of poetry, inspired by observations and personal experiences, is her first.

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      Miss. Understood - JD Floyd

      Copyright © 2010 by JD Floyd.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      This book was printed in the United States of America.

      To order additional copies of this book, contact:

      Xlibris Corporation

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      This book is dedicated

      in fond memory of Rodlyn.

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      Contents

      Benjamin

      Offerings

      Rapture

      Sexual Repast

      Vantage Point

      Rhetorical Questions

      Where’s The Justice?

      Unplugged

      Maternal Instincts

      Sweet Guidance

      Who is She?

      Incomplete

      To Have and To Hold

      Traces

      Sheer Lust

      Trinidadian Winter

      Cycle of Love

      Trapped

      Hopeful

      Silence

      Cleaning House

      Between The Lines

      Unappreciated

      Junk Food

      The Storm After the Storm

      My Lover

      Lost Soul

      Wanting

      Painful Memories

      Solitary Stance

      Slow Death

      Damsel in Distress

      Choices

      Trip to Nowhere

      Playing By The Rules

      Fools Play

      Geographic Inertia

      Letting Go

      My Journey

      Drought

      Hope

      Longing

      Losing You

      Calling

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      Benjamin

      I cannot begin to tell you

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