Friday, January 3, 2003

Nothing Gold Can Stay Comments

Rating: 4.3

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
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Robert Frost
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Timber Koleden 19 March 2025

Robert Frost is always one of my favorites! Unfortunately, gold cannot stay.

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Asher Ridgley 23 February 2025

Pretty easy to memorize for my ELA homework. Thanks Robert Frost.

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Helen Baeazed 11 March 2024

I love this poem it reminds me of my childhood and how precious my family were to me. They've now passed away and I'm a middle aged with nothing but pain in my life.

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Suzy Rose 11 August 2023

'Stay gold pony bot stay gold...' Johnny Cade

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Suzy Nix 29 April 2023

'Stay gold Ponyboy stay gold.' - Jonny the Outsiders

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Malini Kadir 05 February 2023

Her early leaf's a flower

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Rob Lamberton 26 December 2022

Since Eden we face decay but still beauty remains. Gold will not stay when it is underappreciated.

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me poet yeps poet 31 August 2022

WHAT an apt reality

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me poet yeps poet 23 August 2022

SIMPLY EXCELLENT THE WHOLE TRUTH

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Sylvia Frances Chan 11 October 2021

CONGRATULATIONS being chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day! . Truly THE NUMBER ONE of the Classic Poems top 500

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Sylvia Frances Chan 11 October 2021

Only 8 lines, sublimest rhymed, and greatest end-rhymes, I can read this sweetest verse myriads times and again!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 11 October 2021

WOW! What a most simple but the most beautiful Tribute to Nature! And of course by Robert Frost.5 Stars fullest on TOP!

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Danny 03 April 2022

It's about youth. Enjoy your youth, bc it'll be gone before you know it. Innocence is the green and the gold.

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poetry lover 04 October 2021

it can't be any better

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gyt 12 November 2021

your moma

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Ninja pack 01 October 2021

its sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good

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Nabakishore Dash 19 August 2021

100% true.

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Deluke Muwanigwa 01 March 2021

A poet par excellence. Few words with tons of meaning

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Sylvia Frances Chan 01 March 2021

Thank you so much for sharing this classic poem as The Modern Poem Of Today. Robert Frost The number One on top 500 poets!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 01 March 2021

Gold's definition is it lasts for endless times, even centuries will pass, the gold is still there, but Robert Frost means here Not one thing lasts, even gold. He uses metaphors here, crystal clear!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 01 March 2021

Congratulations being chosen by Poem Hunter and Team as The Modern Poem Of The Day! 5 stars! I have truly enjoyed this! I said simple but a well-thought-out poem! Sublimest!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 01 March 2021

A loveliest title and so simply rendered by our great Classic Poet Robert Frost The Number One on top 500 poets!

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