Shalom Freedman Poems

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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THIS NEW YEAR

This New Year
Unlike any year before,
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THE WORLD HAS NO EDGE

The world has no edge,
And yet we fear falling off it-
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IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

In the middle of the night
A poem has to write itself
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I NEED TO BELIEVE A SMALL POEM

I need to believe a small poem
can mean something.
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I PLAYED THE GAME OF WORDS FOR YEARS


I played the game of words for years-
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I WRITE A FEW LINES

I write a few lines,
I try to tell myself
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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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I TOO

I too have seen the Beauty of the World
I too have seen the morning light
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