Custom-made for you, upon request: a hand lettered version of Langston Hughes' poem, Mother to Son. An artists' version, on heavy watercolor paper with painted color wash background as shown. Each piece done lovingly by hand. Free shipping, as usual. See also my cards, which print a version of this design. Well, I'll tell you, son: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, & splinters, & boards torn up, & places with no carpet on the floor Bare. But all the time I'se been a-climbin' on, & reachin' landin's, & turnin' corners, & 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', & life for me ain't been no crystal stair. No Crystal Stair - Mother To Son Langston Hughes Poem 8x10 Inches Or Larger