Nothing Gold Can Stay
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leafs 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.
- Robert Frost
I remember watching "The Outsiders" and just being mesmerized by this poem. I love the images that he paints with the words as well as the paradox within. I come away from this with the reminder that even though things change, they are not necessarily devalued by that change. The journey - through circumstance, through life, is the beauty. Not the beginning nor the end.
Such is life.
Pau.
- hfs
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1 comment:
Your post brought back some serious memories of my 6th grade English class. We read/watched The Outsiders and as soon as I could, I shared that experience with my son. Your post inspired me to find the theme song from the movie. I posted it on my blog, but I thought I would give you the link, in case you were interested.
Stay Gold :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EycRNvAHivU
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