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Dreams by Langston Hughes

By Jim Hendrick
Posted: 02/17/2025
Tags: harlem renaissance

Dreams
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

 

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow.

๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿง๐Ÿง๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿคจ

This poem was read by Gary Smith at A Poetry Gathering on February 10, 2025. 

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