Shalom Freedman Poems

That mean more than their own literalness?
Where are the wild metaphors that surprise?
Where are the lines of beauty that inspire?
Where is some mystery some irony some deep perception?
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ONCE THE OLD WERE THOSE WHO HAD LITTLE TIME LEFT

Once the Old were those who had little Time left,
Now we have too much Time
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SUGGESTED APOLOGY TO LOVED ONES TOWARD THE END

I am just another human being
Who has lived on this earth
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I WROTE TOO MANY POEMS

I wrote too many poems
I forgot too many
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THE UNIVERSE DOES NOT CARE FOR US

The Universe does not care for us
It does not even know that we exist
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How calm the Night the Silence writes-
How still the Peace the Silence sleeps-
How soft the Light the Silence breathes-
How deep the Dreams the Silence reads.
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THE MORE I WORRY ABOUT MONEY

The more I worry about money
The more I worry about money-
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Once there was poem of incredible beauty
That no reader could ever write it-

It has been read by me many times-

Though I have never even once
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ALL THE FEELINGS AT THE EDGE

All the feelings at the edge
All the perceptions and longings
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