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December 30, 2022

January 2023 Poem

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December 30, 2022

DA Global Veterans and Military Families Caucus Steering Committee; Co-Chair, DA Germany Veterans and Military Families Caucus

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POETRY CORNER

DREAMS

by 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.

Veteran's_gravesite_with_snow_and_wreaths.jpeg

 

see poets.org

 

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