Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost (1923)
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.
I don’t have a lot to write about, but I love the poetry of Robert Frost. I hope that you enjoy this Autumn themed poem. I will get a little more inspiration later, until them, enjoy this short bit of poetry. –JB
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I began my life in the South and for five years lived as a closeted teacher, but am now making a new life for myself as an oral historian in New England. I think my life will work out the way it was always meant to be. That doesn't mean there won't be ups and downs; that's all part of life. It means I just have to be patient. I feel like October 7, 2015 is my new birthday. It's a beginning filled with great hope. It's a second chance to live my life…not anyone else's.
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Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost (1923) 
The Closet Professor 
November 9th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Nice. Thanks. I hadn't read this in a long, long time.Jay
November 9th, 2010 at 11:43 pm
Jay, Robert Frost is one of my all time favorite poets. "The Road Not Taken" is my absolute favorite.