Shalom Freedman Poems

WHEN HAPPINESS SUDDENLY COMES

When Happiness suddenly comes
For no apparent reason,
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SUCH IS WHAT AN OLD MAN CAN DO

Such is what an old man can do-
He can still sing and still dream too,
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THE POEM TODAY AND THE POEM YESTERDAY

The poem today and the poem yesterday,
And the poem of the day before,
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THERE IS SO MUCH PLEASURE AND JOY IN LIFE

There is so much pleasure and joy in life,
The world is so rich in so many good and interesting things,
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A POEM IN MEMORY OF SHIMRIT GINOT

I thought of you,
And could not understand-
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I THANK GOD

I thank God.
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WHY DO I NEED THESE FEW LINES SO?

Why do I need these few lines so?
I write and I write
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I COULD NOT WRITE A POEM TONIGHT

I could not write a poem tonight-
Something in myself
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To have known the Beauty of True Love

To have known
The beauty of True Love
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I HAVE NO POEM NOW- AT THE END OF HOSHANAH RABBAH

I have no poem now-
I want to have a poem now-
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