Shalom Freedman Poems

I HAVE WRITTEN MY POETRY FOR THE DAY

I have written my poetry for the day
I can rest-
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A NEW YEAR IS ABOUT TO BEGIN/ I PRAY FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS

A New Year is about to begin
I pray for Your Forgiveness
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TZOM GEDALIAH/ THE WRITING WAKES ME FROM MY SAD FASTING SLUMBER

Tzom Gedaliah.
The writing wakes me from my sad fasting slumber -
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TO BEGIN TO WRITE AGAIN

To begin to write again
After a long absence-
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WHAT ARE WE?

What are we?
Dust of the earth
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FOR EVERY TIME THERE IS A POEM

For every time there is a poem
And for every season also
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SOMEWHERE DEEP IN ME- POETRY

Somewhere deep in me- poetry
I live and breathe these words
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WHEN I GO

When I go
All I know
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THERE HAVE BEEN MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF YEARS

There have been millions and millions of years
And there will be millions and millions more
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CALM IS WHO I AM NOW

Calm is who I am now
Calm and quiet-
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