Hi all,
Please share your thoughts and writing inspired by Langston Hughes’ “Mother to Son” with us here.
You may also wish to look at the video below as a recap and consider: If you were to make a video to accompany the poem what type of images, music and narration would you use?
Hailie-Jay DayHammond -Robert Blair
Life is like Lord Voldemort.
Even when you’re an inch from death.
You’re still going no matter what.
That’s what life’s all about.
You know when you’re dying.
You’re still going to survive.
You know what you need to do.
That’s what life’s all about.
So be like Lord Voldemort.
Never give up.
Stay strong.
That’s what life’s all about.
Kirubiel Tsegai
Life is like a sherbet dib dab.
It could be sweet or sour, you don’t
Know what flavour is next. You could
Get a sweet time and enjoy the
Moments while you can. Next thing
you know, the hard times come and
Ruin your time and you get blinded
By the sourness.
So kid don’t give up life as a kid Enjoy it while you can.
It might be a sour time or a sweet Time you don’t what’s next.
Life is like a sherbet dib dab.
shazmin (robert blair primary school)
Life for me ain’t been no box slime sticky and fluffy but not for me.
Anaya -claire grant- Robert Blair
Life is like hot chocolate
Hot chocolate is hot and chocolaty.
And hot chocolate makes your heart hot.
Hot chocolate feels like your sleeping on a fluffy cloud. And hot chocolate is nice and sweet. From Anaya.
lombo luzaydio
5.150.98.128
Life has been like a bunk bed.
First you get made,
Then you get sold,
After broken,
Then ashes,
After tears,
Life has been like a bunk bed.
Mackenzie Noyan- Robert Blair
life IS LIKE havin’ no warm cosy BLANKY.
Headaches in the night.
Can’t get to sleep.
Can`t get to sleep
No fluffy blanky, it AIN`T HELPING ME.
IT AIN`T HELPING ME
I FALL OFF THE BED.
I want a warm fluffy blanky!
Aleyna Senol- robert blair primary school
When you jump into your bed,
You feel the fluffiness.
But when you fall to the ground,
It’s not so fluffy.
I have never fell out of a fluffy bed,
Beware of the fluffy bed.
You never know what’s next in life
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mackenzie noyan
FOR ME IS LIKE A warm cosy BLANKY.
Headaches in the night.
Can’t get to sleep.
Can`t get to sleep
AND AND IT AIN`T HELPING ME.
IT AIN`T HELPING ME
I FALL OFF THE BED.
Getting LIFE IT AIN`T HELPING
michael
Listen here life for me aint been no slow ride it has had ups and downs and bumpy sides and had some straight downs but I will Keep going until the roller coaster
Priscilla Mariza
Life for me ain’t been a cup of water.
It has turned from hot to cold,
And has overflowed,
But ain’t no broken glass going to bring me down.
life for me ain’t been a cup of water.
Ligia Vicente Vera Cruz-robert blair primary school
5.150.98.128
Fizzy drinks
Life is like a fizzy drink.
It gives me stomach aches,
And head aches,
And not one time I’ve ever stopped drinking.
So, my darling,
I beg you don’t give up on what you enjoy doing,
Like I did in the past.
Don’t make your love
And your curiosity dry out,
Like I did in the past.
Don’t let other people bring you to the floor,
Like I did in the past.
Promise me you’ll never give up.
zekerya nalbant
Life for me aint been no Haribos,
Life for me has been a hard candy sweet,
Life for me aint been no Cadbury.
Life for me has been a 99p sweet,
Life for me aint been no Haribos,
Life for me hasn’t been no treat.
Niemat El Zein – Robert Blair
Life is like a book.
You never know what chapter is next.
Life can be full of adventure.
Or maybe fear.
I have never thought to skip a page.
Or never have a smile.
Life in the past was rough.
If you give up you fail yourself.
So darling listen here,
I want to never find you with no smile.
Or falling back down.
Life is like a book.
You never know what chapter is next.
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Kian Cunningham- Robert Blair
Life is like a kinder surprise egg.
Layers of happiness,
Sunny days to play in the park.
What will come next, under the tinfoil?
Going on holiday, playing in arcades.
Have I reached the middle?
Or will that be the next chapter of my life?
A chapter I hope will be fall of happiness and surprises.
This poem makes me feel a little bit upset because probably the dad died and now the mother is telling her son that make sure your life should not be like your fathers and I because we’ve been through it
I think his poem is pretty inspire me because his mother is saying that life is hard and you shouldn’t give up, if you cant do just try.I think that he builds up people confidence because he says in the poem that you shouldn’t give up.
Life is like a mountain.
You never know when your going to fall,
and you never know when your going to reach to the top,
so don’t you stop climbing because you find it pretty hard,
don’t give up,
because I’m still climbing.
Life is like a mountain.
Good Poem =D
pooles park
I really like the poem but its sad because the mother had a really tough life and she has being through lots of difficult situations and she is trying to tell her son to ignore bullying and keep on trying and never give up and it really inspiring because its telling you not to give up and never stop being what you want to be and don’t let anyone tell you what to do.
I really like mother to son because it is really inspiring how it says “don’t fall down the stairs” its means don’t give up in life if you don’t succeed. The mother has gone through a really tough life. I really like it because its emotional and thought full
I really like this poem because it was very interesting.I also liked it because it made me feel very emotional.I think the mother’s life wasn’t really well so she told her son not to make his life like hers.I think it is a very good poem because when I was writing my own poem I really got inspired.
That poem make me feel unhappy because the dad is dead and that the child that being told the story has to work hard to not do what is dad done because the dad said that he should never give up . But it still enjoy able because you can picture her saying it to her son
I really love the poems everyone compares it to a daily life. Giving there own ideas so other people will write fantastic poems like all of yours. Some are short some are big ,but there all amazing just like your imagination. With this wonderful imagination you all created a master piece poem. You are writing like your daily life. Once again all your poems are lovely. These will really inspire me in my poem.!!!!!!
The poem is very sad because you realise how life was hard for the mother and how many obstacles she had to go through, it is very inspirational I also think that its a message to all children in any gender you should not give up and aim high.
I think this poem is very inspirational because the mother says to the son to never give up and don’t let anything get in your way . At the same time I think it is a little bit sad because the son keeps trying but obstacles keep getting in his way.
I like this poem. I will give this 10/10 It’s great, sad, emotional
This poem gives me satisfaction because the poet is really good at poems
I think that the words that the mum says to the son is very encouraging even though that the father died. it is interesting because of the descripting punctuation but the dad died and that’s what made me upset. The mum encourages the son to carry on.
hi nice message u posted .i like how u discribed like u was talking to someone
This poem makes me uncomfortable if you dad is dead I will cry for some one else.
I like the poem of mother to son because life is like a box of chocolates
it is a good poem because it inspire me as if I was a good man .Iwould rate this 10 out of 10
It really make me very happy and excited all the time . I am happy with this poem because it makes me emotional
I enjoy poetry, particularly this pacific the poem, mother to son. It really explains what she feels like and its very understanding. This made me more into poetry. I love poetry because when you read it out it feels like everyone understands what your talking about.
This poem is very emotional.
I’m pleased it made you more into poetry Maria.
I enjoy this poetry, because it makes sense. In my class we are doing a competition.
I feel upset because it sound like the boy’s dad died so the mother told the boy to be tough
Nice poem its well thought of and is deeply made good job !
It’s nice to know what you think about the poem
hello my poem was obviously inspired my Mother to son and it a bit emotional well to me at least but any way…
Life for me aint been no golden house its had holes in it and places with no painting on the wall bare but I’m still fixing it and I’m till decorating I’m till still climbing so boy don’t go down in rubble but up in fame
LIFE
This poem is so emotional I just want to cry. Life is like a box of sweet you don’t know what you are going to get some are haram some are halal life is like a box sweet.
Nice mohamed
Thanks bilal realy liked the reply that you send me
I think this poem is about ,
about the mother was a slave during the slavery time in america because the slave where abolished in England
my poem ,
Grandfather to son
Life for me ain’t been no beautiful brease it been cold stormy but i didn’t give up had to walk thourgh the snow ,winter,cold [bruuh] had to work as a slave on a farm but you aint see me giving so okay i am old than you but you ain’t been thourgh what i have been thourgh what i have been thorgh so life for me ain’t been no beautiful brease
I think that this poem is the Mother talking to her son about not giving up in life, even when things try to bring you down, to keep on going and to not stop, not feel tired, to stand up for yourself and just go through it and come out feeling proud about yourself, like what it says in my poem. Here are a few lines: If it’s rainy, put on your coat, roll up your umbrella and go through it. Don’t give in, keep on going. Life for me is like the weather.
I loved all of these poems! You did so good, well done!
My poem
life isn’t happy it’s bad
what’s going to happen
you might get bullied ,child or adult it always happens especially
when your at school every one is , people don’t care
life isn’t happy it’s bad.
This poem is based on people that
bully and I want that to stop know
I know how it felt like
I think that they were amazing I love all of them it is just sooo fantastic well done!!!!!!
this is my poem
never ending book
Life is like a never ending book ,
but you never know what your going to get ,
there is always a dilemma,
depends on what choices you make ,
you just stand there thinking on what to do,
you look left and right
to choose on what stairs you need to climb,
only to get to the acheivment ,
you have always wanted to achieve.
Life for me is like a never ending book.
this is a fantastic poem sarah i’m not only saying this because your my best friend it is really goog
brother to brother life is like a present you don’t know what you are going to get if you open the present up you might get something you always wanted or you you might get something you hated.
This poem is areally sad poem and it always makes feel bad about all the stuff I did to other people that heart their feeling
My poem,
friend to friend by Bilal
Life is like a box of toxic waste
You will never know witch is sour and witch is not so much.
If its sour than don’t give up keep it in your mouth and don’t spit it out.
If its not sour than your in luck.
Life for me ain’t been no box of toxic waste
good but i think you need to uplevel the title
Uplevel Angela?
uplevel the title it does not tell you anything about the poem
i think this poem is really motivating because its explaining to the Mothers child about how hard her life as been and how she’s had to really struggle, but the child is also feeling a bit down, but the mother is really trying to motivate him and to tell him to keep looking forward.
-Abigail
I agree
This is one of my poems 🙂
Life is like lemons,
They make lemonade,
Their absolutely sweet,
Like the nurses at first aid.
Life is like lemons,
They are as sour as can be,
They can be squeezed in people’s eyes,
Making them unable to see.
So be grateful about your lemon,
Sour or sweet,
It can be eaten sour,
Or drank in the hot summer heat
– Abigail, Ctks
Wow – what a writer! Well done Abigail – a fantastic poem!
I think this poem is really emotional because when the mother writes to her son as it says on the cover mother to son she also says how he should not end up like his father. Not only dead but she tells him also not to be poor just as it says in the poem, boards torn up, splinters and it also says life for me ain’t been no crystal stair and that it has tacks in it.
lastic Bag
Life is like a Plastic Bag,
You never know if you’re going to fly in the breezy wind,
Or get stuck in a tree.
You’ll never know if you will be set free, Or be left all alone in those spiky branches,
Hoping to get out of that painful place, You tug and tug until you’re out,
Then you notice what life is about,
Life ain’t easy,
Nor is it sweet ,
But it’s up to the greatest people you meet,
If they guide you along the way, Everything will be okay.
So if you want to achieve your dreams,
Try your best since you know what it means.
By Brianna L.E
I really like this poem even though it is very emotional . i feel like poems express your feelings . I think the mother has gone through a very hard live and she is telling him the pathway to a good life
A super poem Brianna! Well done you. Very emotive!
This poem is really inspiring!!
This poem is really inspiring!!!
The poem made me sad because the mum is telling her son that life is hard and she is going on like you shouldn’t stop trying because she kept on going and she never gave up.
The poem inspired me and it made me feel like you should never give up keep trying to reach your goals and don’t let anyone put you down.
Be strong for yourself and keep on going!
This is my poem
” Life is a book,
So many different chapters in life,
It will tell you old stories and new stories,
For it will help you throughout you journey,
Emotions will be shared,
And lessons will be taught, ”
That’s what my mum told me
Life is a book
I really liked your poem it really said a lot. It made me sad a little, it reminds me of my great granddad that was really caring and loving. Really good poem you should be proud of yourself . Well Done!
i really like this poem because life is not always perfect/easy .love the way life is and always persist /never give up.
i think this poem is so sad because shes telling her son that her life hasn’t been easy for her and shes been places that havn’t even has carpets on them .and theres not been a lot of light so theres not been a lot of happines for her . shes been realy stressed and she had a son so it made it more worse for her . and it clearly says that life hasnt been no crystal stair so she has been through life with no money and shes not rich so shes trying tell him thats shes sorry if she ket him down.
I like the message to never give up evin if life is no crystal stair.Its a kind and meaninfull message passed down from mother to son.Its a very deap message and is very true never give up.
it was sad because of the video there was people homeless and sad i fellet sad for the people
i like this poem because when you read it its like you get to know the person who wrote it. i also like it because when you read it you get to know the story behind the poem and you feel like your in the poem .
these poems are absolutley amazing!!!
never give up and keep on climbing.
I really like the poem and it made me think a lot.
life is like a book
you never know what chapter is next
life can be full of adventure
or maybe fear
I have never of skip a page
or laugh or cry
life in the past might be exhausting
if you just give up you never know what chapter is next
so pupil listen,
I want you to have a smile when you read a book
you never know what chapter is next,
life is like a book
My poem:
Life is like a difficult exam.
It could be any question that comes up on your paper,
A question you’ll get right? Or a question you’ll get wrong?
You don’t know what will come next.
But if you don’t know one of the questions,
don’t just give up.
Mistakes are part of life that you face everyday,
but trying your best shows courage and hard work.
So kid believe in yourself that you can do it,
Because life is like a difficult exam.
I love this poem Shan Shan – excellent! <3 WELL DONE!
Life is like a football or basketball game,
Sometimes you score and win it for your team
But sometimes you miss and lose for your team.
Life could also be like a balloon sometimes it flies away in the breezy wind
And some times it doesn’t fly away in the wind.
Some powerful similes here Jakob.
Life is like a camera…
Just focus on what’s important
And the good memories
Also ignore all the bad memories and always focus on the good times!
Capture the good times.
Develop from the bad!
And if things don’t work out…
Take another shot!
Lovely metaphor here Eden.
The poaim made me feel sad because when it seas bare it sonds like he
Is pore and thay live in a abandent home and knowon is hellping
Them when thay shod of hellpt then to upgrad there homes so hellp
Evrey pore persen you come akros so thay can get homes
And live like us and be happy and not hungry
eanymore
Life is like a cup of hot chocolate, sometimes it can be sweet and satisfying just like the good times in life.
Life is like a rollercoaster you have your up’s and your downs you never know what is going to happen!
Life is like a story it has beginning and an end but it’s up to you to make the middle .
Life is like a plastic bag, flying in the wind you will never know where it is going to take you next.
Life is like a science test it has positives and negatives we enjoy the positives and learn from the negatives.
Life is like a light bulb it shines beautifully and brightly but one day that light bursts…Life is what you make it.
What happens to a dream deferred?
does it have a nightmare ?
or does it fly away like bubbles?
could it float away like a boat?
or could it swim under water like a submarine?
Nice poem Katie wrote the same thing and is jel cause you wrote it first.
Here is my poem inspired by Mother to Son:
What is the meaning of life?
Is it like a burning fire?
Is it lit up for years
Unless someone purposely burns it out
Can it be a book?
Should you give up?
What is the meaning of life?
It’s like a book
It opens and closes
Chapter after Chapter
It’s a challenge
Life isn’t a piece of cake
DON’T blow up your last chance
Thank you for reading my poem
Peace
My poem
Life is a butterfly
Intricate and detailed
Flying through the clouds of troubles
Easily
Intricate and delicate
Special people,special patterns
Amazingly beautiful
Butterflies soaring
Up in the light of life
Trying not to let people catch them
Trying to stay in the light
Exhilirating thrills
Roaming free
Freeing themselves
Letting nothing pull them down
You can be a butterfly
What happens to a dream deferred ?
Does it run into the sky
and appear as a cloud ?
Or melt and sink then turn into a different mould ?
Or is it there forever ?
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it fade away?
Or does it sink-
and drown?
Does it turn into a nightmare
to haunt you?
Or does it die
Or does it turn it to a new one?
Maybe it just sits there
waiting to be needed
Or does it explode
Here is my poem
Well, sis, let me tell you something
Life isn’t a dream
One day you’re going to snap out of it
And it’s all a reality
But sometimes
Life is a charm waiting on your wrist
You’ll never get rid of it
Life for me wasn’t a dream
I’ve been holding on
And turnin’ corners
And sometimes there has been no light for me
Hi Nasma,
Excellent use of diction to capture a character. We get a real sense of the speaker here.
i agree this poem was good
Here is my poem:
Life is a roller-coaster,
It has its ups and downs
Its twists and turns,
It also makes your stomach churn!
When you start,
You won’t know what happens next.
When it ends,
Your stomach goes round in circles,
because, Life is a roller-coaster.
Life is a boxs of pizzas
You never know what topping you are going to get
You should never try to guess what is in your box
cause it’s a box of suprises
thank you for reading my poem
very good speech use
what happens to a dream deferred?
does it just fade away?
like a cat in the dark.
does it poor out your eyes?
like a tap when it runs.
does the darkness over take it?
like when it turns night.
IS there something in your way?
like a fence trapping a cow.
Here’s my poem:
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it burn to ashes,
like a piece of paper in fire?
Or run down your eyes,
like a gushing water fall.
Does it plunge into darkness
and lose it’s way?
Maybe it’s hiding from me
and it’s not gonna come.
Or will it?
Life is a shining star upon your head.
You never get anywhere
But one day you would find the star for you.
The one that maches your personality.
The more you wish the more it goes.
You would wish and wish
But it will come true some day.
You should wish forever.
And life is short
So wish while you can.
Life is a shining star upon your head.
what happens to a dream ddeferred?
It gust lays there?
does it gust sag?
Does it gust sink?
Maybe it gust sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode.
this poem was so good
A dream isn’t something you give up on.
Take time to see them through.
There is no magic recipe,really hard work makes them come…
TRUE!
Even when you’re struggling,
your friends will stick like glue.
Don’t ever sell your dreams away because,
your dreams won’t give up on you.
Life is a balloon
When its filled up with air it brings happiness
Sometimes life isnt easy
It isnt gold
So everyone don”t give up
And keep on trying
THIS IS A SPECIAL POEM
Hay peeps whats hapening
I want to tell you what life is like
Life is a volcano
You never know when your going to explode
It might be hard but thats how it is
No ones perfect
But thats life
So that make you a volcano
I really wanted to share this full poem which I wrote quite recently. This poem means something to me. It also teaches me not to give and to keep on trying: just like what you have to do in real life to survive through it. My other comment only had the last few words of the poem:
Sister to Brother
Well Brother, I’ll tell you:
Life for me is like the weather,
You just don’t know what it’s gonna be next.
It could be sunny, it could be rainy,
It could be snowy, it could be windy.
Life is just like that.
If it’s rainy, put on your coat,
Roll up your umbrella,
And just go through it, don’t give in,
Keep on going
Cause life for me is just like the weather.
Nice one
private peaceful
and thats how i didnt get to say my last goodbyes
there you were dead
every one told me to run to escape
but i didnt care i stayed until they took me
next part coming soon
hope you liked it