Langston Hughes Birthday ♥♥

Langston Hughes, 1941 
by Gordon Parks 


My People 

The night is beautiful, 
So the faces of my people. 

The stars are beautiful, 
So the eyes of my people. 

Beautiful, also, is the sun. 
Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people. 

- Langston Hughes - 

February 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967 

Langston Hughes | Academy of American Poets 

Langston Hughes : The Poetry Foundation

The Dream Keeper

Bring me all of your dreams,
you dreamers,
Bring me all your heart melodies,
that I may wrap them in a blue cloud cloth,
Away from the too rough fingers of the world.

- Langston Hughes -

Dreams

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.

- Langston Hughes -

Dream Variations

To fling my arms wide
In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done.
Then rest at cool evening
Beneath a tall tree
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me--
That is my dream!

To fling my arms wide
In the face of the sun,
Dance! Whirl! Whirl!
Till the quick day is done.
Rest at pale evening . . .
A tall, slim tree . . .
Night coming tenderly
Black like me.

- Langston Hughes -