Shalom Freedman Poems

IN THE SILENCE OF MY SOUL A DEEPEST HAPPINESS

In the silence of my soul a deepest happiness
Why?
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HOW BLESSED I AM

How blessed I am
This long life-
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THE HORROR OF HORRORS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ME

The horror of horrors has not happened to me-
No Palestinian terrorist entered my house and stabbed my wife and myself to death
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IF I WERE YOUNG AGAIN

If I were young again
I'd still be too shy to try
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A TWILIGHT POEM

Oh how I love the twilight
The cool breeze
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The poems are far away
The thoughts far away also
The heat is too great
And the discomfort difficult
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I AM TIRED OF THE SIMPLE ONE- DIMENSIONAL POEMS

I am tired of the simple one- dimensional poems-
I want my irony back
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TIME DOES NOT MAKE SADNESS ANY LESS SAD

Time does not make Sadness any less Sad
Life is a long going home
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I WRITE A POEM FOR MYSELF

I write a poem for myself
But it is also for you
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TODAY IS NOT MY DAY? / NOTHING GOES RIGHT

Today is not my day,
Nothing goes right-
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