Shalom Freedman Poems

CLASSMATES/ WHAT HAS BECOME OF THEM?

Classmates
What has become of them?
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When a poem came to me
It came as Light as Happiness as Laughter
It reminded me how
Beautiful the world can be-
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FEAR AND DISORDER ARE THE DREAMS OF THE NIGHT

Fear and disorder are the dreams of the night
Hope and clarity those of the day-
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I HEAR MYSELF

I hear myself
I know the sound
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There is those who love for a lifetime
And when the one they have loved is gone
Have to continue
In old age and declining health to live-
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IT WAS THE BEST SEDER OF MY LIFE

It was the best Seder of my life
Preceded by preparations that almost led
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The silence of nothing to say
Is here again-

But why must I always have something to say?
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I write these poems as I am far away from myself
But I am not
The poems come out of some part of me
I do not always know exists
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POETRY IS A WAY OF SPEAKING


Poetry is a way of speaking
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I AM A YOUNTHFUL OLD MAN

I am a youthful old man
I still walk well
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