Introduction
In this anthology you will find poems about dreams but not the kind
that you have when you are sleeping. Poems about life dreams are what you
will find. Mainly, the poems are about choosing to follow your dreams or not
to follow your dreams. Not everyone will see the poems in this way but I do
and that is why I have chosen them. “Dreams” by Langston Hughes is about
how your life is boring when you don’t go after your dreams. “The Dream
Called Life” by Edward Fitzgerald is about dreamers and doers. You can
simply dream or do your dream. “Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes is
about you having the choice of what you want your dream to be and about
never achieving your dreams if you don’t try. “An Ode To Dreamers” by B. R.
Jording is about following your dreams before it is too late and they are left
behind. “A Dream” by Monica Hinson has the message that your dreams can
be whatever you want but only if you take the time to make them what you
want. “Dream Variations” by Langston Hughes is about a dream that
somebody has but if he wants the dream to come true, he has to do
something about it. “Dreaming by Johnitha” Anderson tells us that your
dreams aren’t just going to happen, you have to actually go for them. You
Can Be Whatever You Want To Be! by Donna Levine shows that you can
choose what and who you want to be but it will only happen if you follow
your dreams.
Table Of Contents
Dreams by Langston Hughes
6
The Dream Called Life by Edward Fitzgerald
7
Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes
8
An Ode To Dreamers by B. R. Jording
9
A Dream by Monica Hinson
10
Dream Variations by Langston Hughes
11
Dreaming by Johnitha Anderson
12
You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be! by Donna
Levine
13
Never Give Up by Edward Moore
15
I Am Me by Edward Moore
16
Achievement by Edward Moore
17
My Dreams by Edward Moore
18
Live The Dream by Edward Moore
19
Bibliography
20
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5
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.
Hughes, Langston. “Dreams.” Poem Hunter.” http://www.poemhunter.co
m/poem/dreams-2/. April 17, 2010.
The Dream Called
Life by Edward
Fitzgerald
A dream it was in which I found myself.
And you that hail me now, then hailed me king,
In a brave palace that was all my own,
Within, and all without it, mine; until,
Drunk with excess of majesty and pride,
Methought I towered so big and swelled so wide
That of myself I burst the glittering bubble
Which my ambition had about me blown,
And all again was darkness. Such a dream
As this, in which I may be walking now,
Dispensing solemn justice to you shadows,
Who make believe to listen; but anon
Kings, princes, captains, warriors, plume and steel,
Aye, even with all your airy theatre,
May flit into the air you seem to rend
With acclamations, leaving me to wake
In the dark tower; or dreaming that I wake
From this that waking is; or this and that,
Both waking and both dreaming; such a doubt
Confounds and clouds our moral life about.
But whether wake or dreaming, this I know,
How dreamwise human glories come and go;
Whose momentary tenure not to break,
Walking as one who knows he soon may wake,
So fairly carry the full cup, so well
Disordered insolence and passion quell,
That there be nothing after to upbraid
Dreamer or doer in the part he played;
Whether tomorrow's dawn shall break the spell,
Or the last trumpet of the Eternal Day,
When dreaming, with the night, shall pass away.
Fitzgerald, Edward. “The Dream Called Life.” “Famous Poets And Poems.”
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/edward_fitzgerald/poems/
8159.html. April 17, 2010.
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7
Free Verse
Dream Deferred by
Langston Hughes
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
Hughes, Langston. “Dream Deferred.” “Famous Poets and Poems.” http://famousp
oetsandpoems.com/poets/langston_hughes/poems/16947. April 17, 2010.
8
Ode
An Ode To
Dreamers by B. R.
Jording
When dreamers dream
And lovers love
Do they receive their visions
From heaven above?
Or do they originate
Where all things start
Within our minds
Within our hearts?
I know not all
But what I do know is this
You cannot build a Kingdom
Upon a flimsy wish
So believe in your dreams
Follow them blind
Lest you loose them all,
To the hands of time.
Jording, B.R.. “An Ode To Dreamers.” “Fan Story.” http://www.fanstory.com/contest
details.jsp?id=829. April 17, 2010.
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A dream is something
That’s completely you
Ryhming Couplet
A Dream by Monica Hinson
A dream is something
For you to do
A dream is something
To try and strive for
A dream is something
That could be more
A dream is something
You can do anytime
A dream is something
That doesn’t have to rhyme
A dream is something
That comes from above
A dream is something
About peace, hope or even love
A dream is something
That you don’t have to share
Hinson, Monica. “A Dream.” “Poem Hunter.”
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-dream-83/.
April 18, 2010.
A dream is something
That you can tell anywhere
A dream is something
That is totally true
…but only if you want it to
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Blues (musical form)
Dream Variations by
Langston Hughes
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 meThat 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.
Hughes, Langston. “Dream Variations.” “Famous Poets and Poems.” http://famous
poetsandpoems.com/poets/langston_hughes/poems/16952. April 18, 2010.
10
Dreaming by
Johnitha Anderson
Close your eyes and spread your wings.
Make a wish and dream good dreams.
Don't ever say, you'll never tell.
Cause life is short and very frail.
Just be still and take a look.
Before you know it, you'll be hooked.
Then once in a blink of an eye
you'll soon realize it was all a lie.
Up you look and there they're gone.
Why two days feel so long?
What was once there has disappeared.
Now, love is the one thing to fear.
Why say go when it was no?
You open your eyes only to find,
what lied there was your sign.
So close your eyes and spread your wings.
Make a good wish and LIVE your dreams!
Anderson, Johnitha. “Dreaming.” “Family Friend Poems.”
http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/life/poetry.asp?poem=20098.
April 18, 2010.
12
You Can Be Whatever
You Want To Be! by
Donna Levine
There is inside you all of the potential to
be whatever you want to be, all of the
energy to do whatever you want to do.
Imagine yourself as you would like to
be, doing what you want to do, and each
day, take one step towards your dream.
And though at times it may seem
too difficult to continue, hold on to your
dream.
One morning you will awake to find that
you are the person you dreamed of, doing
what you wanted to do, simply because
you had the courage to believe in your
potential and to hold on to your dream.
Levine, Donna. “You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be!” “cybernation.” htt
p://www.cybernation.com/victory/youcandoit/poems.php.
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14
Shape Poetry
Never Give Up by Edward Moore
I choose
to
dream.
I
decide
to
follow.
I
am my
own team.
I will shine
so
bright
it
will show.
Whatever
I
decide
my
future
is bright.
it
might
be
an
uphill ride
but
it is
never out
of my sight
Never
give up,
your
dreams
will come true. When
you
wait
long
enough, the
dreams
come
to
you.
I will
never
give
up.
15
Free verse
I Am Me by Edward
Moore
Do not tell me I can’t
Because I will.
I don’t want to hear you rant,
So just chill.
I will follow my dreams
And let go of my fears.
I will look at the sea,
Without shedding my tears.
This is my choice,
I can follow or leave.
This is my voice
And I choose to be seen.
16
Lanturne
Achievement by Edward Moore
Dream
to win.
To be true.
Do what you must.
Reach.
17
Rispetto
My Dreams by
Edward Moore
My dreams shall not live in fear.
They are open for me to do.
Everyone will hear,
I will find my way and follow each clue.
I will do whatever it takes,
No matter how bad it aches.
I will follow my heart,
To the end from the start.
18
Haiku
Live The Dream by Edward Moore
I will dream bigger
Than anyone else alive.
I will live my dreams.
19
Bibliography
Anderson, Johnitha. “Dreaming.” “Family Friend Poems.”
http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/life/poetry.asp?poem=20098. April 18, 2010.
Fitzgerald, Edward. “The Dream Called Life.” “Famous Poets And Poems.”
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/edward_fitzgerald/poems/8159.html. April
17, 2010.
Hinson, Monica. “A Dream.” “Poem Hunter.”
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-dream-83/. April 18, 2010.
Hughes, Langston. “Dream Deferred.” “Famous Poets and Poems.”
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/langston_hughes/poems/16947. April 17,
2010.
Hughes, Langston. “Dreams.” Poem Hunter.”
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dreams-2/. April 17, 2010.
Hughes, Langston. “Dream Variations.” “Famous Poets and Poems.”
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/langston_hughes/poems/16952. April 18, 2010.
Jording, B.R.. “An Ode To Dreamers.” “Fan Story.”
http://www.fanstory.com/contestdetails.jsp?id=829. April 17, 2010.
Levine, Donna. “You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be!” “cybernation.”
http://www.cybernation.comvictory/youcandoit/poems.php. April 18, 2010.
Anthology Checklist:
Student Name: Edward Moore
Period: 1
Yes / No My cover page contains the title of my anthology along with “selected by” and my
first and last name.
Yes / No The artwork on the cover is neat and reflects the theme of the anthology.
Yes / No My introductory page explains the theme of the poems included and describes in
a sentence or two how each poem connects to the theme.
Yes / No Table of contents page organizes the poems in my anthology and identifies the
page that the poems appear on.
Yes / No Poems by published authors include the proper citation at the bottom of the page
that contains the poem.
Yes / No Works Cited page lists the poems alphabetically by author’s last name and uses
proper citations as provided in the project handout.
Yes / No I have included bonus poems and ensured that they are included in all areas of the
anthology (table of contents, works cited, etc.)
Yes / No I have edited my poems to ensure that there are no spelling or grammatical errors.
Yes / No I have included artwork that is relevant to the topic for each poem.
Yes / No My project is neat and is ready for publication.
Yes / No I have tried to identify the form of all of the poems I used and wrote.
Yes / No I have posted an original poem to our classroom blog.
Yes / No I have given an appropriate and creative title for each of my personal poems.
Yes / No I have completed my checklist and will include it in my anthology as the second
last page. (It does not need to appear in your table of contents.)
Yes / No I have my rubric and will include it as the final page in my anthology. (It does not
need to appear in your table of contents)