Shalom Freedman Poems

ALL THE POEMS IN THE WORLD

All the poems in the world
Cannot say proper goodbye
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IF I TRUSTED YOU AS I SHOULD

If I trusted You as I should,
I would not worry as I do
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EVERYDAY I PRAY

Everyday I pray:
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MY POEM IS A FORGETTABLE POEM

My poem is a forgettable poem-
Trite rhymes-
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POEMS ARE NOT BREAD

Poems are not bread-
They are not money
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THE WAR THAT IS NEVER OVER

This is a poem of the sadness and the pain
Of the war that is never over
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The Music Is The Longing And The Beauty Together

The music is the longing and the beauty together
It is the soul seeking beyond itself and loving where it is
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My mother gave me
The lesson of inner happiness
The joy of merely being alive
The pleasure of small everyday things-
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ON THE DEATH OF ELLA FITZGERALD

How can a person who creates such Beauty die?
How can a person who brings so much joy to others
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THE STRUGGLE TO WRITE A FEW LINES

The struggle to write a few lines
Is the struggle to stay alive
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