Shalom Freedman Poems

WHEN I WAS YOUNG

When I was young
I lived for the future
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Calm is the sea
And the shore-
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My Happiness came back to me
When I visited my child and grandchild-
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THE OLD HAVE TO WORK FOR THEIR HAPPINESS

The Old have to work for their happiness-
It does not come easily
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Time?
It is not a question of Time
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If someone cites a poem of mine
I suddenly feel justified-
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Because there is no poem to write
There is no meaning
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Erev Yom Kippur
Have I prepared properly?
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THE FIRST MORNING AFTER YOM KIPPUR

The first morning after Yom Kippur
Wants a poem-
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I wonder why the sunlight of the morning
Calls me so strongly-
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