Question

What is "gold" referring to in the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay"? (hint-it is a metaphor!)

"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." HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!

Answer 1

The gold is referring to something that is pure, precious. or beautiful that cannot last forever.

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