Shalom Freedman Poems

I AM AN OLD MAN NOW

I am an old man now.
I am saddened by this
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WEAKNESS IS OLD AGE’S SAD FRIEND

Weakness is old age’s sad friend.
It comes for a visit and does not wish to leave.
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ALL THESE COMPLAINTS AND SADNESSES

All these complaints and sadnesses
All these ironies and doubts
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THE NIGHT HAS ITS INNOCENCE

The night has its innocence
‘The fields open to the sky’
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THE POET DESPAIRS

The poet despairs,
He cannot write-
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INTERNET IMMORTALITY- I AM MORE IMMORTAL THAN I WANT TO BE

I am more immortal than I want to be-
Old error-filled works of mine
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A TIRED OLD MAN/ LIFTS HIMSELF UP

A tired old man
Lifts himself up
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ALL THESE IRONIES AND INNER PAINS

All these ironies and inner pains-
All these sad reflections-
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SAD IS THE POEM THAT CANNOT BE WRITTEN

Sad is the poem that cannot be written-
And the life that cannot be lived-
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I HAVE THE MIND AND MOOD OF POETRY

I have the mind and mood of poetry,
But I have no poem-
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