"Nothing Gold Can Stay"
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
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Written/Published in 1923
in the Volume
"New Hampshire"
posted by Stacy~ at 2/06/2006 05:08:00 AM
Ohmigosh, Stacy! This is one of my hubby's favorite poems. He has a pretty large collection of Frost poetry, including some first editions. This is a beautiful poem! :)
byJanice
I remember it from the movie "The Outsiders", which had quite an impact on me as a teenager. I love this poem.
byI was thinking of "The Outsiders" when I read it too! Didn't Stevie Wonder or someone write a song based on it?
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