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Langston Hughes, "Dreams" (1923)
12022-07-19T14:25:59-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e12131plain2022-07-19T14:25:59-04:0005/01/1923Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Hold fast to dreams, my son, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams, O boy, For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.