Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot… — 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.
Dreams · 1923
★ 5.3Provenance
Current citation
Hughes, Langston. “Dreams.” The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Essays on Art, Race, Politics, and World Affairs. Vol. 9, University of Missouri Press, 2001.
Original citation
Hughes, Langston. “Dreams.” The World Tomorrow, May 1923, I. 1.
