Shalom Freedman Poems

It seems impossible
That someone one loves so much
Someone that has meant so much in one's life
Should simply cease to be
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The long day
The longer night
Of the forever dead
The final resting place
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I wake today to new life
I thank G-d
I can think again
I can write again
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I AM ALONE IN MY OWN SADNESS

I am alone in my own sadness
And I am alone in my own light
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THESE ARE THE BEST DAYS

These are the best days
Spring
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TOO OLD
The young in their beauty
Excite in us
Envy and bitter desire
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PEOPLE DIE WHEN THE SUN SHINES
People die when the sun shines
People die when it rains
People die at all times
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This handsome old man that I am
Who looks at the mirror with self-satisfied vanity
Will within far less time
Than it has taken him to grow old
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FORGOTTEN FOREVER

I wrote a poem and then another poem
And then another poem
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In this morning
In this bright bright morning
I can still see and feel with joy
I can still experience life
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