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The Journey with Jesus: Poems and Prayers

Selected by Dan Clendenin

Langston Hughes (1902–1967)

Dreams

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.

Langston Hughes was an African-American poet, novelist, playwright, and newspaper columnist.