Shalom Freedman Poems

FUTILITY OF FUTILITY

Futility of futility
All is futility-
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NO ONE NEEDS ANYTHING I DO

No one needs anything I do
This poem too is superfluous -
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THE LONGING IS THE HEART OF THE POEM

The longing is the heart of the poem
The longing for so much
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THE SADNESS OF LIFE IS NOT ITS ONLY POEM


The sadness of life is not its only poem-
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THE MORNING WRITES ITS OWN POEM

The morning writes its own poem
The light is its poem
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IT WAS A DAY /LIKE YOU MIGHT WISH ALL DAYS TO BE

It was a day like you might wish
All days to be-
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OF ALL THE POEMS I HAVE WRITTEN AND FORGOTTEN

Of all the poems written and forgotten
Are there any worthy of remembrance?
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THE POEMS I HEARD TODAY

The poems I heard today
From everyone else
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I AM TOO OLD/ MY DREAMS ARE TOO OLD

I am too old
My dreams are too old
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THERE IS TOO MUCH IN ME

There is too much in me
Too many feelings-
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