Αποτελέσματα Αναζήτησης
‘Mother to Son’ by Langston Hughes was first published in December of 1922 in the magazine, Crisis. It was also included in Hughes’ collection, The Weary Blues, published four years later. This piece is one of his most popular and relatable.
Mother to Son | The Poetry Foundation. By Langston Hughes. Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But all the time. I’se been a-climbin’ on, And reachin’ landin’s, And turnin’ corners, And sometimes goin’ in the dark.
“Mother to Son” is a poem by Langston Hughes. It was first published in 1922 in The Crisis, a magazine dedicated to promoting civil rights in the United States, and was later collected in Hughes’s first book The Weary Blues (1926).
8 Ιαν 2019 · 1. Mark 1:1 “The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God…” There is some diversity of thought of who the Messiah is.
“Mother to Son” is a dramatic monologue, spoken by the persona of a black mother to her son. Using the metaphor of a stairway, the mother tells her son that the journey of life more closely resembles a long, trying walk up the dark, decrepit stairways of a tenement than a glide down a “crystal stair.”
"Mother to Son" is a short poem and an extended metaphor in which a mother advises her son to always keep climbing and not to "set down on the steps" despite her also saying, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." The metaphor for life then is a staircase, stairs or a set of steps that have to be ascended just like the rungs on a ladder.
17 Beautiful Poems About Jesus. Here is our collection of wonderful poems about jesus. From Short poems perfect for a greeting card, to longer poems from famous Christian poets. If you have written your own poem about Jesus, submit it at the bottom of this page! God bless. Balulalow. O my dear heart, young Jesus sweet,
