Shalom Freedman Poems

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF DESPAIR

On the other side of despair
When the worst has gone
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I WAIT TO HEAR THE SILENCE OF MY OWN POEM

I wait to hear the Silence of my own poem
They say that Silence is a form of waiting
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LIVE LIVE IT

It goes by
The beauty of life
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I LIVE IN THE BEAUTY OF THE SONGS

I live in the beauty of the songs
They move me so
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THE POEM OF TODAY/ IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE POEM OF YESTERDAY

The poem of today
Is more important than the poem of yesterday
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When there is nothing to say
Try to say something,
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Poems and more poems
Dreams and more dreams
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I WROTE THIS POEM AND THAT POEM AND ANOTHER POEM AGAIN

I wrote this poem and that poem and another poem again
The world of poetry was open to me
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THE WINTER POEM IS A COLD POEM

The winter poem is a cold poem
It is a poem seeking warmth
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A SICK MAN’S POEM IS A SAD POEM

A sick man’s poem is a sad poem
Walking, it is out of breath -
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