Shalom Freedman Poems

THE STRUGGLE TO WRITE A FEW LINES

The struggle to write a few lines
Is the struggle to stay alive
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I AM A HAPPY OLD MAN

I am a happy old man
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The Music Is The Longing And The Beauty Together

The music is the longing and the beauty together
It is the soul seeking beyond itself and loving where it is
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My mother gave me
The lesson of inner happiness
The joy of merely being alive
The pleasure of small everyday things-
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THERE IS NO TIME FOR A POEM NOW

There is no time for a poem now
And no hope a poem will save me-
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THE DAY COMES TO ITS QUIET END

The day comes to its quiet end
Little has been done
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I WRITE A FEW LINES

I write a few lines
Before I leave the house
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THE BEST IS TO FORGET

The best is to forget
To not know that you are old
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A SMALL POEM

A small poem
A few lines
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A POEM IS SAD

A poem is sad
When it is not read
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