“Hold fast to dreams
~ excerpt from the poem “Dreams” by Langston Hughes
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.”
On December 25, 1925, a century ago, Langston Hughes was working as a busboy at the Wardman Park Hotel dining room in Washington D.C. At twenty-three years old, the young poet took a chance that would change his life. Read about it below.
On the eve of a new year, the inspiring story is also a personal challenge: what are the dreams that I hold fast to? What is the chance that I am willing to take so that my dreams can fly? The first month of the year is aptly named for the two-faced Greek god, Janus, who looks backward into the past and ahead into the future at the same time. It is a time of reflection on broken-winged dreams and refocusing on resolutions that will help them to fly.
References
- Poets.org: “Dreams” by Langston Hughes
- Facebook share by Bobby Norfolk where I originally found the story