Shalom Freedman Poems

I WALK DOWN THIS ROAD OF BEAUTY

I walk down this road of Beauty-
Its colors sing inside my mind-
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SHOULDN’T THERE BE ON POEM AT LEAST-

Shouldn’t there be one poem at least
For the joy of morning prayer?
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GOD HAS GIVEN ME/ SO MANY DAYS
BIRTHDAY POEM AT SIXTY- SEVEN AND ONE- HALF YEARS OF AGE

G-d has given me
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THE RAIN WE HAVE LONG WAITED FOR IS HERE

The rain we have long waited for is here-
It darkens the morning
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THE EYE CAN SEE BEAUTY/ THE HEART CANNOT FEEL

The Eye can see Beauty
The Heart cannot feel.
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THERE IS NO TIME FOR A POEM

There is no time for a poem,
The tasks of life demand attention-
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I AM NOT ALONE IN MY POEM- AM I?

I am not alone in my poem- am I?
You You are with me in my Poem
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THE POEM IS GOING ON NOW

The poem is going on now
The poem is this walk
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Walking to Shul

Walking to Shul-
'Who are we?
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IN THE QUIET OF THE LONG DARK NIGHT


In the quiet of the long dark night,
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