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Nature's first green is gold.

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leafs of flower, but only so in hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf, so Eden sank to grief.

So dawn goes down today.

Nothing gold can stay.

This brief yet brilliant poem, again by the great Robert Frost, captures perhaps most succinctly

his unparalleled interrogation of nature and the beauty, wonder and timelessness he was

able to find there.

As with all truly great art, there have been several scholarly interpretations of this

piece.

Some that focus on the depth of Frost's botanical knowledge of the woods of the northeastern

United States, others that consider the biblical allegories present in the poem.

But most seem to settle on the quiet and overwhelming sadness that consumes the reader, if

they allow it to.

It's a song often sung by poets, reminding us that it's later than we think.

And imploring us to seize the day.

However, Frost, it is unflinching honesty and wisdom.

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