Nothing Gold Can Stay -- a Poetry Friday post

[kellyrfineman]

This morning, I had to drive S to school because she opted to stay home and finish a bit of homework she'd forgotten rather than take the bus that comes an hour before school opens. (I don't quarrel with her decision, which was sound, or with her priorities, which were to spend all last night studying for a major unit test in Spanish, and I enjoy

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TadMack says:

[anonymous]

Hm. I wonder if I associated this poem with the book. I read the book and the poem probably in the sixth grade, and revisited the poem in high school. It's one of those melancholic ones I've got written in my journal. Thanks!

Re: TadMack says:

[kellyrfineman]

From what S says, it will be indelibly linked for her from now on. It comes up twice in the book, once when Ponyboy recites it to Johnny and says he doesn't know what it means, and once after Johnny's death, when Ponyboy finds a note inside his copy of GWTW from Johnny, explaining what he thinks the poem means. As soon as I said the title, S reacted. My guess is that young Tanita did, too.

[giogas]

I've never read the book, but I saw the movie, and remember the poem vividly. As a matter of (freakish) fact, I've been thinking of the movie lately. How odd/timely.

Thanks for the "behind the scenes." Lots of fun info.

[kellyrfineman]

S saw the movie, too, after they finished reading the book. I've neither read it nor seen it.

[saralholmes]

How ironic that "nothing gold can stay," and yet, this poem, which is as finely wrought as any gold chain, endures.

[kellyrfineman]

It's in black & white, see . . .

[lizjonesbooks]

I like your analysis! I've always loved that poem. That and DT's one with "the green fuse that drives the flower", which is responsible for the green of my engagement ring. Good choice!

[lizjonesbooks]

And yes-- I think it's much better without the other lines.More powerful by far.

[kellyrfineman]

It's more of an instead of, instead of a "without".

[kellyrfineman]

You have green in your engagement ring? Cool!

[dampscribbler]

I just love this poem, and keep meaning to make a habit of reading Frost more often. Thanks for the reminder. I do have a few thoughts of my own, but I don't have the wherewithal or the time right now to put them into words.

You're new on my flist, by the way. I think I added you just a few days ago and our mutual friend is probably jbknowles.

[kellyrfineman]

Kristi: It's nice to "meet" you. Thank you for adding me to your blogroll!