Shalom Freedman Poems

DON'T TELL ME MIND IS GOING AWAY

Don't tell me mind is going away
I know it is here and I want it to stay
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When the need to write Poetry
Is greater than the Poetry one has-
When one forces onself to write lines
Though those lines are lesser poetry-
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Life is difficult-
Surprises are not always what we hoped they would be-

People misunderstand us-
We imagine we are kind
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The Afternoon Nap
I endure the silence of my own waiting
I try to daydream
I rest and sleep
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I walk as slowly as I can
I look around and see more Beauty
Than I can possibly describe
I sing to myself in joy
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I write my poems
They keep me alive in writing now
I can't write as I once did
I have the poems
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I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE NIGHT BRINGS ITS OWN SPECIAL MUSIC

I do not know why the night brings its own special music
But after the long hot day a breeze has a song of its own
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Kindness often comes with sadness
And helping with an understanding
Of how small one's help is-

We are sad
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The poem does not know what it itself means
It speaks to different needs and connections
Ambiguities are its essence
And questions its heart
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The morning has poems the night cannot have
Daylight is its own music
If it were not for Dawn, how could we be?
Light is hope and laughter
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