Shalom Freedman Poems

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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ONLY THE POEMS


Only the poems save me now-
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MY POEMS ARE TOO SMALL

My poems are too small
And I am too old
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THESE LINES ARE MY TRYING FOR TODAY

These lines are my trying for today
And for tonight.
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WRITING SAVED MY LIFE

Writing saved my life
It makes me who I am-
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THE WORLD NEEDS LIGHT AND JOY

The world needs Light and Joy
A poem should help us live,
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AND WHAT AM I IN MY OLD AGE?

And what am I in my old age?
A man in despair
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