THE POEM AND THE NAME MAY BE IMMORTAL FOR A TIME
The poem and the name may be immortal for a time-
The person – not.
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THE POEM / WRITTEN ON THE SMALL PAD
The poem/
Written on the small pad
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GREY GREY MORNING
Grey grey morning
Purim again
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FOR MY SISTER ON HER SIXTY- FIFTH BIRTHDAY
Where have the years gone?
My sister -
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AND IF IT IS NOT GIVEN
And if it is not given
And all my life
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EVERY MORNING HAS ITS OWN POEM/ OLD AGE FADES
Every morning has its own poem
Old age fades and goes away in the grey of the early morning day
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EVERY MORNING HAS ITS OWN POEM/ TODAY’S POEM IS A PAINFUL ONE
Every morning has its own poem
Today’s poem is a painful one
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LITTLE BROKEN LINES DO NOT A WORLD MAKE
Little broken lines do not a world make-
A poem without a music of its own
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I WANT TO WRITE TO WRITE TO WRITE
I write to write to write-
A poem must be more than a straining against Emptiness-
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THE SMALL POEM IS THE ONLY POEM I HAVE
The small poem is the only poem I have
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