Shalom Freedman Poems

'No one makes money from Poetry”

“No one makes money from Poetry
If you need Money get it somewhere else
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AM I ABOUT TO LOSE MYSELF?

Am I about to lose myself?
Am I about to give my time
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THERE WAS A TIME/ WHEN POETRY WAS THE POET’S ONLY LIFE

There was a time
When Poetry was the Poet’s only life-
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AT THE END OF THE DAY

At the end of the day
A poem can come only
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I STILL HAVE EYES

I still have eyes
The Beauty of the morning
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The Happier Blessings

The world has had
So much darkness lately
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A POEM NEEDS SILENCE TO HEAR ITSELF BE HEARD

A poem needs silence to hear itself be heard
Background clutter destroys the holy word.
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SILENCE IS THE BEST MORNING POEM

Silence is the best morning poem
The eyes listen best
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THE POEM OF THE MORNING
The poem of the morning
Waits to be written
It does not know its name is silence
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HOW CALMING /TEL AVIV PARK BENCH POEM

How calming
The grass
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