Shalom Freedman Poems

THE JOY OF SEEING

The joy of seeing God’s world
Of simply being able to look
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A POEM MAY MAKE YOU HAPPY

A poem may make you happy
It may teach you to perceive the Beautiful
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IF I COULD WRITE A POEM FOR EACH PERSON I HAVE KNOWN AND CARED ABOUT

If I could write a poem for each person I have known and cared about,
If I could say something of the goodness and pain of their lives,
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HE WALKS WITHOUT A POEM

He walks without a poem
There is no poem in his mind
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THE NIGHT WILL SOON BE LOST

The night will soon be lost
Another night of so many already gone
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I KNOW I HAVE A POEM WITHIN ME

I know I have a poem within me
I feel myself waiting for it to be written
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THE POET WALKS SLOWLY

The poet walks slowly
The dream of the world surrounds him
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IF THERE HAS BEEN ONE POEM TODAY

If there has been one poem today,
Can there be another?
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TWO POEMS ON ONE MORNING WALK BACK FROM SHUL

GOD I AM AFRAID OF MY LIFE NOW
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DO I REMEMBER WHAT A POEM IS?

Do I remember what a poem is?
Did I ever really know?
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