Shalom Freedman Poems

THE SADNESS IN NOT ONLY IN BEING OLD

The sadness is not only in being old-
One’s time has passed-
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OLD AND SLOW

Old and slow with nowhere to go-
Our nights are long,
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WE THRIVE THANKS TO THE BEAUTY

We thrive thanks to the Beauty
Of Small Acts of Kindness,
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THERE WAS A POEM/ WRITTEN LONG AGO

There was a poem
Written long ago
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SO MANY LITTLE POEMS


So many little poems
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I HAVE WRITTEN TOO MANY IMPERFECT POEMS

I have written too many imperfect poems
This is another one.
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THE POET WRITES OF POEMS AND POETS AND POETRY

The poet writes of poems and poets and poetry,
And the world goes by
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ALL I CAN DO

All I can do
Is do over and over again
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IF GOD DID NOT GIVE ME THE POWER AS WRITER

If God did not give me the power as writer,
To be recognized and remembered-
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WHAT OF THOSE WHO WANT TO GIVE…


Those who give to others are blessed-
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