Shalom Freedman Poems

THE WHITES OF THE ALMOND TREE

The whites of the almond tree
A shiver down my spine-
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A POEM TODAY WOULD HAVE TO BE A PRAYER

A Poem today would have to be a Prayer
I need God’s Help-
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WHO IS GOD THAT GOD NEEDS TO BE PRAISED?

Who is God that God needs to be praised?
Who are we that we are worthy of praising God?
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I HAVE GIVEN MY LIFE

I have given my life
To writing words,
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WHAT IS IT TO BE IN THE WORLD,

What is it to be in the world,
Just to be in the world?
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THE WINTER COLD AND DARK

The winter cold and dark-
The morning’s delay-
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THERE ARE ALREADY/ TOO MANY DEAD

There are already
Too many dead-
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OH GOD/ IF

Oh God,
If it were not for this morning
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KINDNESS IS GOODNESS

Kindness is Goodness
We want the Universe
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WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE WE ARE

We do not know where we are-
We do not know why we are-
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