Meaning Of Robert Frost's Nothing Gold Can Stay

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The meaning of the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost is that nothing is going to last forever. He shows this with the comparison of nature to life. The beginning and ending of a day as we see the colors of dawn begin and the colors fade into dusk and darkness. Likewise, the growth of children, from their birth and innocence until their death and sometimes cynicism that they have learned through life as we grow from the wonders of life and the beauty that surrounds us, to understand that life is valuable and precious to us. Yes, we all must age and die, but future generations will be born and live on and

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