Versedays: Dreams by Langston Hughes

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We all have dreams. Mine is to become a good photographer. Live by the sea. Build up an extensive library of books. And I dream of achieving these dreams. Someday perhaps. For many of us, this dream behind the dream is what keeps us going. In this week’s Versedays I am putting up a poem named “Dreams” by the black poet Langston Hughes. I am sure many of you are familiar with this famous poem but I had to post it in Lifewordsmith for the sheer joy of it. This is such a simple and short poem that it can be memorized within a few minutes. But the power it packs in that space is immeasurable. I am sure his poem would have inspired innumerous people and will continue to do so. At least for me, it holds a special place among my favorite poems.

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.