Shalom Freedman Poems

THERE IS NO POEM IN ME

There is no poem in me
And nothing I write now
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“TO BURN UNUSED”

“To burn unused”
To be needed by no one
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THE GREATER LINES OF OTHERS

The greater lines of others
Shadow my own.
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DOES THE PARK HAVE A POEM TODAY?

Does the park have a poem today?
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IN THE SMALL PARK AZA RD. RECHAVIA

Thirty- five years
Have gone by
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THE SIGHT OF A SMALL CHILD

The sight of a small child
Brought tears to my eyes
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GOD HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH

God has given me so much
I wonder what will happen
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I AM OLD ENOUGH

I am old enough
To know now
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SILENCE OF THE POET EREV YOM KIPPUR 5770

Silence of the poet-
Holy Fear-
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POETRY HAS ITS OWN MUSIC

Poetry has its own music-
A mind empty of it
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