- Langston Hughes, "Dream Deferred"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?
5 comments:
I absolutely LOVE this poem. I've thought a lot about this very thing lately. I think they become a heavy load. So heavy that they can cause all forward motion to stop, temporarily. I'm learning that it's not as difficult to start moving again... you just have to let yourself daydream.
:-)
I'm back from New York! It's very clear to me now that I am and always will be, a country girl. :-)
Welcome back, country girl. The Big Apple is a bit over-the-top for me, too. My daughter, on the other hand, is a city girl through and through.
And I like the poem, tpp. It's the second or third time I've used this particular Hughes poem.
Do you remember which one?
I've never been to MoMA. Do you recommend it? I've been to the Metrpolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim... but I wasn't much of a modern art lover back when I lived in New York.
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I'd rather answer you here. :-)
(Pastorale) Rhythms
http://www.moma.org/collection/works/79012
The music was M79 by Vampire Weekend.
I love how a painting can touch something so deep inside as to nearly take your breath away.
I've always found comfort in patterns and repetition, so maybe that's what did it. I was definitely overwhelmed by the crowd that day...
Is MoMA worth it? We went on a Monday and it was insanely crowded, and I thought it was too dimly lit. I was also disappointed in the art itself. Yoko Ono's exhibition was still up...and it was just flat. I've never understood her, though.
They also could've used more photography, if you ask me. ;-)
I honestly enjoyed the Fort Worth Modern more than MoMA. The architecture is as beautiful as the art.
http://themodern.org/
I think I had built MoMA up too much in my mind. I enjoyed the Metropolitan Museum of Art MUCH more! They had a huge John Singer Sargent exhibit up, which I loved. I spent the majority of my time in 19th Century French paintings. :-) They also had an amazing Van Gogh exhibit which made me VERY happy!
"Rhythms"... Sounds like the same kinda thing as what attracted Faris Badwan to his paintings...
And very nice. I think you've allowed me to capture that moment a bit with the M79 as well. Thanks.
I wish I could appreciate modern art a bit more than I do. I love the Impressionists, but the transition into cubism and abstract art isn't an easy one to make. Especially when you get so far as American Abstract Expressionism.
And I loved the topic of one of the exhibits at Ft Worth. I'm going to have to do some posts on it... thanks once again for some inspiration. :)
I'd never heard of Faris Badwan. He looks like someone my daughter would listen to. :-)
I liked his take on Paul Klee.
And you're very welcome. I think the music had a LOT to do with it that day, as it allowed me to isolate from the crowd.
Modern art is mysterious to me, but I do enjoy it when I'm in the right mood. For me, it's more of personal projection onto the art, and that's what makes it enjoyable.
And yes, the Ft. Worth Modern...I think you'd love Richard Sera's sculpture. I think it's called The Vortex. When you stand in the middle, the sound is AMAZING. :-)
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