Shalom Freedman Poems

Time?
It is not a question of Time
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If someone cites a poem of mine
I suddenly feel justified-
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Because there is no poem to write
There is no meaning
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Erev Yom Kippur
Have I prepared properly?
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THE FIRST MORNING AFTER YOM KIPPUR

The first morning after Yom Kippur
Wants a poem-
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I wonder why the sunlight of the morning
Calls me so strongly-
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Where will God be?
When I can no longer do it anymore
When I have lost it completely
Where will God be?
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I am waiting for calm-
I am waiting for another feeling entirely-
Now there is a breeze-
No I have a bench
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I saw a sick friend today-
He is in constant discomfort-
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Too many of my friends are gone-
Many have died
Others have left this world while in this world-
What joy is there in life when one no longer has friends to talk to?
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