Shalom Freedman Poems

Another miserable rainy day
In a long winter of mostly miserable days
Another cold invigorating winter day
Another rich water world day
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Only the earth is made for us
And for how long?
Out there in the far away
So much is dark and indifferent
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I don't know why
But in my old age
A feeling of joy
Lingers about me
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Anyone who writes a poem
Is a poet
Anyone who tries to write a poem
Is a poet
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I got out
I took the ten-minute permitted walk
I do not believe how happy I was
Just to walk and move
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Is it really about to be over?
So suddenly so soon?
Are so few new cases
The sign of liberation?
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My mind was working another way
I was far from poetry
But then I felt lonely without it
As if I had given away the best part of myself
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The colors suddenly make me happy for a moment
Perhaps they can also calm me a bit now
The amber the shades of green the yellow leaves
And the bright glistening grass
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Life as it is now is a poem for me-
I don't know how long it will last
But here now
How happy I am
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It is time to pray
I am alone
I will soon pray alone
There is a minyan nearby
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