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.
February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967
- "Poet Laureate of the Negro Race"
If he was with us, he would be celebrating this month 99 years.
Read the BIO
http://www.kansasheritage.org/crossingboundaries/page6e1.html
Read more poems
http://cncfnbamilwaukee.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/05/3860174-guest-poet-james-langston-hughes-1902-1967
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