Shalom Freedman Poems

I lost the calm of my poem and the peace of my soul
When I heard murderers would go free
And those who had deliberately killed women and children
Would torment yet again their victims’ families-
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WHEN THE MURDERERS RETURN TO GAZA


When the murderers return to Gaza
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I WENT TO WHERE MY LONELINESS WAS

I went to where my Loneliness was and asked it why it no longer existed
Then I felt the presence of my wife and knew the answer by myself -
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AFTER ALL I STRUGGLE ON AS I AM

After all I struggle on as I am-
I dreamed something different and greater
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A POEM SHOULD NOT BE WRITTEN-WHEN ONE IS WAITING FOR A BUS

A poem should not be written
When one is waiting for a bus
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SO MANY DAYS HAVE COME AND GONE

So many days have come and gone
So many years-
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A New Year should begin with new hope-
Beginning again-
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LIFE IS UNCERTAIN
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I MAY WELL BE A MEDIOCRITY


I may well be a mediocrity
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For years I thought each word and sentence - sacred
If I had written it down it must be saved-
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