Shalom Freedman Poems

THE LONG DAY SEEMS TO HAVE NO END

The long day seems to have no end
Suddenly for one always rushing
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EACH POEM HAS A PAIN OF ITS OWN

Each poem has a pain of its own
The failures of a lifetime cannot be forgiven in a minute
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I WAITED FOR THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT TO END

I waited for the darkness of the night to end
The morning would be my salvation.
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SADNESS COMES WITH FEAR

Sadness comes with fear,
Dread of what might be-
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I READ ANOTHER POET I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND


I read another poet I could not understand
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AN APOLOGY TO THE READER WHO HAS WRITTEN A MESSAGE TO ME I HAVE NOT ANSWERED

The real apology is not this poem
It is one by one
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MADNESS IS NOT MY POEM

Madness is not my poem-
I have lived a life
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THE MUSIC IS GONE

The music is gone-
What is a poem without its own music?
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FAR AWAY FROM THE MORNING LIGHT

Far away from the morning light
The poem at last came-
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WHAT HAVE I DONE?

What have I done?
Who am I?
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