
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.
Dream Variation by Langston Hughes, from The Weary Blues published in 1926
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.
Dream Variation by Langston Hughes, from The Weary Blues published in 1926
Marvellous! 😀
I love your poem and the black branches – one of the things I miss from a British winter!
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I chose to feature this poem by Langston Hughes today because it’s so beautiful and hopeful and inspiring. The world needs his words.
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Yes you’re so right. 😀
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Very beautiful.
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This is me . . . holding on!
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Fantastic choice of poem for your photo. Hope you are well, Sylvia.
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