Shalom Freedman Poems

I do not say
What my Sadness is-
I only say
Sadness today need not be Sadness forever-
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I RECITE A REAL POEM

I recite a real Poem,
The Poems I write are something else-
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I NEED A POEM

I need a poem
To clear my mind,
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I HAVE NOT WRITTEN A POEM FOR DAYS

I have not written a poem for days
For days I have not written a poem-
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THIS POEM CAME TO ME

This poem came to me
After I had woken.
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A POEM WANTS ME

A poem wants me-
I want to walk up the hill
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A POEM NEEDS A BEAUTY OF ITS OWN

The Beauty of the World
We see with our eyes
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SHAKESPEARE, WHERE ARE YOU? (FOR HAROLD BLOOM)

Shakespeare, where are you?
You should be living at this hour.
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AND IF I WRITE ANOTHER POEM?

And if I write another poem?
What will it change?
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IF YOU WANT A POEM SO MUCH

If you want a poem so much
Your life will become one,
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