Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost

Robert Frost, is famous poet known for exploring nature's beauty and life's complexities,

uses simple settings and words in "Nothing Gold Can Stay" to convey a deeper message. This poem

reflects Frost's own observations of the natural world and his personal philosophy.

Looking at the poem, we can see his own experiences reflected. By the time he wrote

"Nothing Gold Can Stay," he had already faced loss and hardship. He may have drawn inspiration from

the death of his own children and his wife or the passing of youthful ideals. He compares nature's

fleeting golden moments, like sunrise or a blossoming flower, to precious things that inevitably fade. A

constant theme in Frost's work, can also be seen as a reflection of his own observations. Nature's cycle

of growth and decay becomes a metaphor for the impermanence of beauty in life.

In conclusion, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" isn't just a sad observatory poem. He doesn’t

completely step aside from the sadness of impermanence, but the poem doesn't feel entirely mournful.

The final line, "Nature is cruel, love is not," suggests a kind of acceptance. Perhaps Frost, through this

poem, is reminding himself and his readers to appreciate the beauty of fleeting moments in the present

while preparing for their inevitable passing and that passing might be cruel but the memories you

shared with them was not all cruel but filled love, in general.