Shalom Freedman Poems

THE SOUL BREAKS

The soul breaks.
Time breaks.
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AN EVENING POEM

An evening poem
Waits for deeper darkness
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THERE IS A WAY FOR A POEM TO END

There is a way for a poem to end
In which its meaning remains forever enigmatic
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I HEARD THE NIGHT WHISPER AGAIN

I heard the night whisper again
I waited for words.
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THE MEANING OF A POEM

The meaning of a poem
Is written within the lines
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NOTHING MUCH MEANS MUSIC NOW

Nothing much means music now
A poem has to hear itself be said.
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MY POEM CAME TO ME IN THE EVENING/ AFTER THE RAIN AND EVENING PRAYER

My poem came to me in the evening
After the rain and evening prayer
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“LIFE IS UNCERTAIN/ I AM ALREADY AT THE AGE..

“Life is uncertain
I am already at the age
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I AM STILL WITH THEM

I am still with them
My parents and grandparents
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