Shalom Freedman Poems

SIT AND LOOK AND REST

Sit and look and rest
And be quiet
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WHY DO I NEED TO WRITE SOMETHING?

Why do I need to write something?
Why does this mean so much to me?
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WHAT IS THIS ALL

What is this all
This light this sky
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IT MAY SOON BE OVER

It may soon be over
I seem to have exhausted it
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THE RAIN COMES

The rain comes
Winter is here
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THANKSGIVING DAY 2014 FOR JAKIE

My brother would have been seventy- four today
He was the best brother to me
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WHERE I AM A POEM IS

Where I am a poem is
I can't give up
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I Wait For The Words In The Quiet Of Morning

I wait for the words in the quiet of morning
They come easily
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I SIT ON THE PUBLIC BENCH

I sit on the public bench
Waiting for the time
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MY POEM TONIGHT

My poem tonight
In the quiet of nothing happening
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