Shalom Freedman Poems

THE CUP IS OVERFLOWING

The cup is overflowing-
I have been given so so much-
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THIS IS ALL I AM

This is all I am
These simple lines
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THE GREATEST POEMS THE PAIN WE FEEL

The greatest poems the pain we feel
Nothing in life forever real -
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SOME SAY AN ‘ASTEROID’


Some say an asteroid
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OTHERS HAVE GOTTEN THERE

Others have gotten there
I have not
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MUSIC EVOKES FEELINGS IN ME

Music evokes feelings in me
I did not know I could have-
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I WANT MY NAME SO MUCH TO BE A NAME

I want my name so much to be a name-
But when I am gone
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MY FEELINGS ARE WHO I AM

My feelings are who I am
And what my poetry is-
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HOW MANY YEARS HAVE GONE BY, MY FRIEND?
(FOR DAVID HERZBERG MAYIM CHAYIM DAVID HILLEL BEN SHRAGA FEIVEL)

How many years have gone by, my friend
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THE SONG WE SING TOGETHER IN JOY UPLIFTS US

The song we sing together in joy uplifts us-
The praise of God is our own praise and inspiration -
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