Shalom Freedman Poems

All these poems about poems
Where do they lead?
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I SEARCH THE SKY FOR THE FIRST MORNING LIGHT

I search the sky for the first morning light -
The wind sends Happiness through me
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THE POEM OF THE AFTERNOON QUIET BEFORE SHABBAT

The poem of the afternoon quiet before Shabbat
Is a peaceful poem -
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THE DREAMS MEAN NOTHING NOW

The dreams mean nothing now
We live from day to day
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THE BEAUTY OF THIS WORLD/ ITS MUSIC PLAYS IN US

The Beauty of this world
Its Music plays in us-
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WE ARRIVE AT WHERE WE ARE/ WITH REGRET FOR WHERE WE FAILED


We arrive at where we are
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DO NOT FORGET THE SOUL OF BLAKE


Do not forget the tiger and the lamb
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We see others in their Youth and Age
We see people in all stages of life-
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TO LOVE AND NOT BE LOVED

To love and not be loved
Not for a day but for years-
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A poem can be about anything in the world
It can be about itself also
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