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.
Grade levels
5 & 6
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Bibliographical info
Langston Hughes, "Dreams," from The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. Alfred A. Knopf/Vintage, 1994.