Family poems
My little girl don't cry for me
- by Chastity 63
My little Girl, Don't cry for meI'll be right by your side.
I'd never miss out on this day
that you become a bride.
I'm here with you to hold your hand
and give your heart away
To a man God chose to take care of you
forever from this day.
Today, I place your hand in his
with blessings and with pride.
My little Girl, Don't cry for me
I'll be right by your side.
Mother to son
- by Langston Hughes 60
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
Where there ain't been no light.
So, boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps.
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now—
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.