The Dreams of the Dreamer by Georgia Douglas Johnson

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend May 21, 2016   The Dreams of the Dreamer   Georgia Douglas Johnson

The dreams of the dreamer    Are life-drops that pass The break in the heart    To the soul’s hour-glass.   The songs of the singer    Are tones that repeat The cry of the heart    ‘Till it ceases to beat.            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   “The Dreams of the Dreamer” was published in The Heart of a Woman (Cornhill Company, 1918).   Georgia Douglas Johnson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 10, 1880. Her collections of poetry include The Heart of a Woman (Cornhill Company, 1918) and Share My World (Halfway House, 1962). She died in 1966. Poetry by Douglas Johnson   Bronze: A Book of Verse  (Leopold Classic Library, 2015) "Storm Ending" by Jean Toomer "Translation" by Anne Spencer "Night Funeral in Harlem" by Langston Hughes Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038