Shalom Freedman Poems

I WALK WITH THE SKY IN MY SOUL

I walk with the sky in my soul-
All this Beauty of the morning is mine-
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WHEN THEY DENY ‘YOU’

When they deny You
And indict You
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THE ONLY POEM IS THE POEM

The only poem is the poem
At the moment of its writing
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THE POEM I AM WRITING/ GOES WITH ME EVERYWHERE

The poem I am writing
Goes with me everywhere
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I LIVED MOST OF MY LIFE IN DELUSION

I lived most of my life in delusion-
I dreamed I was writing great masterpieces-
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I HAVE BEEN AWAY FROM MYSELF

I have been away from myself-
I try to return,
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I WENT OUT INTO THE LIGHT

I went out into the Light-
Only in the Light is there a poem-
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HOPE AGAIN

Hope again.
What are without Hope?
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I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TODAY

I have nothing to say today-
And what I said yesterday,
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I WAS ON THE EDGE OF A CERTAIN HAPPINESS

I was on the edge of a certain happiness-
I heard the quietness restored inside-
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