Shalom Freedman Poems

O LET ME HAVE A LATE- NIGHT POEM

O let me have a late- night poem
A way of saying goodbye
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ARE MY POEMS FINISHED/ AND I FINISHED WITH THEM?

Are my poems finished
And I finished with them?
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WHO IS AFRAID OF THE FADING OF THE YELLOWS AND GREENS

Who is afraid of the fading of the yellows and greens
of this park’s long summer evening?
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THE POEM I HAVE WRITTEN FOR SO LONG


The poem I have written for so long
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THE POEM AS SUBJECT OF ITSELF

The poem as subject of itself
Makes a mockery of everything else –
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I GO SLOWLY

I go slowly
I cannot move in thought
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THE DREAMS WE HAVE

The dreams we have
The life we have
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I LIVE TO WRITE A POEM

I live to write a poem
And if I cannot write a poem?
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THE POEM IS A PRISON, AN IDOL

The poem is a prison an idol
I worship and must escape -
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THE POEM I MOST LOVE

The poem I most love
Was written to me by my dreams
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