Shalom Freedman Poems

SADNESS COMES TO ME AT THE END OF THE DAY

Sadness comes to me at the end of the day
Emptiness also
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A POET WHO NEEDS POETRY FAR MORE THAN POETRY NEEDS HIM

A poet who needs Poetry far more than it needs him
May still be a poet
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THE WORLD OUTSIDE CALLS ME

The world outside calls me
It is sun and light and meaningless small adventures
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WHEN THERE IS ONLY DESPAIR

When there is only despair
When every thought is a pessimistic one
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THERE ARE DAYS WHOSE ONLY MEANING IS IN THANKING GOD

There are days whose only meaning is in thanking God
My wife came home from the hospital today
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THERE IS A WORLD OF HELL

There is a world of Hell
I have lived in it
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WHEN THE TIME CAME TO BE HAPPY AGAIN

When the time came to be happy again
I simply listened to myself
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HOW BORING POETRY

How boring Poetry
Only about Poetry-
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THERE IS NO EASY WAY OUT

Life ends in sadness
There is no easy way out
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THE POEM OF THE LIGHT

The Poem of the Light
Is a happy poem
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