APAD: Nothing Gold Can Stay

最西边的岛上
楼主 (文学城)

"Nothing Gold Can Stay" was a poem written by Robert Frost in 1923 (see pic below). The poem is about how as things grow older they lose their innocence. Like how when a leaf in the fall turns brown and dies or how when a child turns into an adult they mature and lose the innocence they had a a young child. The poem says "nature's first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold". This means that when something is first born, they are born clean and pure, which is the hardest thing to be in our time.

- source: https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Loss-Of-Innocence-In-Robert-Frosts-Nothing-E55DD5EC58554DE9 --------------------------------------  

Some say this is ironic, as gold is one element we know which never tarnishes and highly valued :-).   IMHO, youth, beauty, and life itself are some of the examples which won't last forever.  But innocence could stay (although rarely), and friendship can definitely stay.

We have been staying in WXC net-friend's home and their vacation condo for 7 weeks, more than double the time they stayed in our place.  During the time, we had some long walks and talks.  I felt that I have found not only a friend to share views on life and current matters, but a big sister that I always wished to have. To me, this is "gold" and the friendship I will keep and treasure.

On the other topic, we decided to stay put in SF on the "big day" which will be watched by the whole world, and pray for peace.  Amen.

 

 
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JoyAnna.
It’s a "big day" today. I voted early this past weekend.

暖冬cool夏
Love it, both the poem and your writeup. 社会是个大染缸,金子也会被污浊
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JoyAnna.
Peace begins with a smile.Thx 4 sharing this post today.
J
JoyAnna.
It’s helpful to relieve tension in the air. :DDD
最西边的岛上
by praying from a humble visitor? Okay, there's hope ;-))
最西边的岛上
Thx! 是啊,我现在都开始怀疑“是金子总会发光”的说法了。 玩笑哈 ;-))
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7grizzly
Let it go. Compound interests beat gold :-)
最西边的岛上
Hahaha, didn’t know U have an investor hat hidden :-))
移花接木
All good things must come to an end. Friendship's life cycle

Met my childhood best friend, and found little in common, 不如不见还一直挂念着。

When one moves on to the next stage of life, the previous cycle stopped.

最西边的岛上
yes, the treasure of friendship is not about how long it
最西边的岛上
lasts, but how beautiful when it exists.
最西边的岛上
I have an old friend since age 4, &each time when we meet
最西边的岛上
we r back to old time again, like never being apart.
最西边的岛上
theTrick is sheAlwaysPunches me1st, that must b theSecret ;)
天边一片白云
So ”Gold“ mean good thing。 赞 good friendship。
最西边的岛上
==Clean&Pure&Innocence. True friends are like diamonds. Thx!
妖妖灵
你为什么不制造话题?我到哪都是最能说的,每次聊得我口感舌燥:)
移花接木
我最擅长的是一句话把天聊死