Shalom Freedman Poems

It happens unexpectedly
In many different times and places
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An aged man’s poem
Need not rage;
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The many live through the sacrifices of the few-
The old continue because the young have died for them-
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I love the word ‘calm’
‘The sea lies calm tonight’
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Anxiety hates poems
It has no patience for them
It is out of place in them.
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I WANT TO WRITE

I want to write
All I know how to do is write-
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BELLOW CAN BE ONLY BELLOW

Bellow can only be Bellow
Kierkegaard-Kierkegaard
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THANK YOU GOD/ FOR THE GREEN OF THIS WORLD

Thank you God
For the green of this world-
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THIS IS A POEM OF BEAUTY FOR YOU

This is a poem of Beauty for you
If you read this poem you’ll become Beauty too
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ALL YOU ARE NOW IS A SMALL POEM

All you are now is a poem-
Not a novel
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