Shalom Freedman Poems

A POEM MOOD

The thin clear ordinary mind
Is not for Poetry-
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ALL DAY LONG / I HAVE BEEN WALKING AND THINKING

All day long
I have been walking and thinking
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THE END COMES BEFORE THE END
(For those who lost their last job now, and for myself, perhaps)

The end comes before the end
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They say:


They say:
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ALL THESE YEARS

All these years
All these fears
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GOD HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH

God has given me so much inside-
So much Beauty-
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EVERY POEM THAT IS NOT WRITTEN

Every poem that is not written
Sings another poem
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I NEED A POEM MORE THAN A POEM NEEDS ME

I need a poem more than a poem needs me.
I need a poem because I have no poem within me
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I AM NOT GOOD ENOUGH

I am not good enough.
I will never be good enough.
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WE NEED POEMS TO MAKE US LOVE LIFE MORE

We need poems to make us love life more
Poems that will make us happier
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