Question

"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."
In your own words, describe the meaning of this poem by Robert Frost. What is the author
communicating through this poem? Your response should be 2-4 sentences.

Answer 1

The poet is trying to say that nothing good can stay. Here, gold symbolises "good". He says that anything that we like cannot be with us for long.