Shalom Freedman Poems

The poet’s answer is the poem
Even when Poetry is irrelevant-
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I am tired of it all
I am tired of today
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All these games
I make with words and poems
Will play for a short time
And then go away as if they never were
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All these poems about poems
Where do they lead?
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The poems I write give meaning to my life.
But what are they for others?
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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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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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AFTER THE LONG DAY

After the long day
The night opens up like a dream of peace and love
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WHAT IS IT TO BE A MAN ALWAYS ALONE

What is it to be a man always alone
Walking and writing a long lonely poem
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