APAD: Nothing Gold Can Stay

"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.

 

 

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

Love it, both the poem and your writeup. 社会是个大染缸，金子也会被污浊

Peace begins with a smile.Thx 4 sharing this post today.

It’s helpful to relieve tension in the air. ：DDD

by praying from a humble visitor? Okay, there's hope ;-))

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 ；-））

Let it go. Compound interests beat gold :-)

Hahaha, didn’t know U have an investor hat hidden :-))

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.

yes, the treasure of friendship is not about how long it

lasts, but how beautiful when it exists.

I have an old friend since age 4, &each time when we meet

we r back to old time again, like never being apart.

theTrick is sheAlwaysPunches me1st, that must b theSecret ;)

So ”Gold“ mean good thing。 赞 good friendship。

==Clean&Pure&Innocence. True friends are like diamonds. Thx!

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：）

我最擅长的是一句话把天聊死

知道，U r the not talk；-）。Also: 会把天儿聊死的都是“大聪明”哈！ ；-））

正确的说法是：是金子总会花光的

对不起，跟问您一句，您那么爱说能说，为什么这么多天没来我这儿说一个字儿呢??? 我可没说过不让您跟帖哈。谢谢啦。

friendship is like diamond, precious & lots of fakes

发光花光as long as there's light & Lasts 2 the end ;-)) --最西边的岛上

200% agreed. The trick is 2 tell between real & fake ones ;)

我不会撒谎，说喜欢APAD是实话真话，所以即使你叫我不要跟你帖后，我还是在你的APAD下跟了别人的帖子。

在参加了APAD后，除了在我父亲去世后那几天外，我没有一天不跟APAD. Way2Go!

Be true to self & be true to others == inner peace!!!

哈哈，一定是说：“朋友你好，朋友再见”：）

what's U r problem? we r here 4 APAD, not just 1or2 people.

AABBCCDD 押韵format～

sorry, not smart enough to follow?

这个是我当初在每周二读英文诗活动时关于押韵的话题，这是couplet押韵的format：

【Poem Reading Tuesday】What Is Couplet Poem？并学一下英文诗术语    来源: 妖妖灵 于 2024-05-07 17:49:48  [档案] [博客] [转至博客] [旧帖] [给我悄悄话] 阅读数 : 253 (16051 bytes)    字体:调大/重置/调小 | 加入书签 | 打印 | 所有跟帖 | 加跟贴 |  当前最热讨论主题 | 编辑 |  删除 本文内容已被 [ 妖妖灵 ] 在 2024-05-29 08:00:20 编辑过。如有问题，请报告版主或论坛管理删除. 

A couplet is a pair of lines that rhyme. Usually both lines have the same meter. A couplet expresses a complete thought and can be funny or serious. Some poems are made from several couplets put together. 

The couplet form suits a love poem, of course, because the pairing of the two rhymes, so close to each other on successive lines, mirrors the coupling of the two lovers.

Here’s an example of a short couplet：

April showers Bring May flowers

Here is an example of a couplet poem：

An Essay on Criticism: Part 2 BY ALEXANDER POPE ...... "Where-e'er you find 'the cooling western breeze,'
In the next line, it 'whispers through the trees;'
In crystal streams 'with pleasing murmurs creep,'
The readers threatened (not in vain) with 'sleep.'" ......   Homework：Write a couplet poem.

BTW， Let us learn some terms of poetry（Fig 1）：

Fig 1:

Questions：How many verses does the following poem have？How many stanzas does the poem have：（感谢 最西边的岛上 提供）

 

The birds are singing

The daisies are blooming

The sun is getting up

On this early morning

The dew is rolling

The branches are dancing 

I whispered to them

Hello my happy garden

 

 

So? 还有，你把你上面的跟帖改了（把“到哪”变成了亲戚朋友聚会），意思不一样了哈（原话记录见下）。谢谢

 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：） - 妖妖灵 -    (0 bytes) (6 reads) 11/05/2024  14:35:44

我在总结你今天这句诗的押韵format啊，多好的例子～

好。谢谢。

by default我接茬儿是指回国时和亲朋好友们的聚会，我不是和所有人都能说～所以，不想引起误会～

您7，8月份不在. missed lots APAD stories: eg. one below:

谢谢，学习了，我从来都很无知，也从来不掩饰自己的无知～

个人意见：不管是否无知，做人诚实第一。不要说一做二。更多见下内容。对不起我说话直。谢谢

比如自己有两个ID，还去抱怨别人有两个ID。自己听过的歌，却说是自己猜出来的歌。

这和诚实有关，和无知没有任何关系。

You are what you think～我不再给你跟帖。也请不要再给我跟帖～我是太有涵养了～

From google“You are what you think”：

The phrase “you are what you think” is a common idea that suggests that our thoughts have a significant impact on our lives. Here are some related ideas: 

    Thoughts affect emotions: Thoughts can trigger emotions, which then influence our behavior. For example, if you focus on the thought that you are a failure, you might feel down and discouraged, which could lead to you acting in a certain way.      Thoughts shape character: The information we consume determines how we think, and our thoughts shape our character.      Thoughts create reality: Our life experiences are a result of the thoughts we focus on.      Attitude is everything: Attitude can be the difference between success and failure. 

haha, that's U and Ur words only. ;-))) I'stop at here. Thx

遵命！还请你不要像上次那样有“涵养”地叫网管删我的帖子。留着让大家都看得清楚。谢谢！

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember

anything." - Mark Twain. 大家共勉。

还有，实在==不说谎！

说自己喜欢APAD却有选择地只跟某些APAD贴，也不是实在。