Robert
Frost's “Nothing Gold Can Stay' begins by introducing the colors of
spring in the order they appear – gold then green. He makes a point
to say that the leaves start out as golden flower buds and then end
in their green leafish form. Frost ends his poem by pointing out that
beauty is fleeting and nothing gold can stay forever – such is the
fall of Eden as well as dawn to day. Through his analysis we may
conclude that Frost is making a statement on the simple nature of
life in how nothing lasts forever.
He
wants us to appreciate the beauties in life while we still can and to
not take it for granted. Despite the well bred message Frost harbors,
I cant help to disagree with his outlook on life. His mantra of
appreciating the gold while it lasts negates the fact that not all
beauty is golden. While the literal gold color may stay “only so an
hour,” the beauty of it all lasts as long as we remain in this
world. The life and death of the leaf, its fall to the ground, its
decomposition and rebirth as another – these are all golden for
beauty is only in the eyes of the beholder.
