Jen H. Poet Quatrain

Staying Gold

Leave no stone unturned
Leave no lesson unlearned
Have your first kiss
Remember those you miss

Run in circles till you fall to your knees
Climb and fall from many trees
Eat cookies when Mom's not looking
Try your hand in a little cooking

Stare at clouds above
Hold hands, fall in love
Read your sister's notebook
Dare to go in your brother's room, just a look

Jump into a pool with your clothes on
Sit for hours under the warm sun
Splash in a puddle on the sidewalk
Draw millions of pictures with colorful chalk

Don't eat your greens
Cut off your favorite jeans
Get in trouble or maybe a fight
Try hard to stay up all night

Forget about the rules
Blow off homework or school
Play truth or dare
Do things without a care

Don't always do what you're told
Just try to... stay gold








This poem was inspired by the poem by Robert Frost, "Nothing Gold Can Stay..."  I absolutely love that poem, 
and maybe this just is a way to help you out.

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Emmett Johnson June 6, 2009 at 9:04 PM favorite poem of all time good job jenny

John Loving Iii June 3, 2009 at 4:22 PM Bam! how does some one like you contntinue to blow my mind? you didn't miss much. when i was growing up this was a poem about me. and it still is my philosophy on life. of course i have to pay the price but i wouldn't change a thing. yours John Henry Loving III

L'Nass Shango June 1, 2009 at 3:27 PM From a leaf to all that ... rich flow to a similar end ... pure genius. A good write, bravo, my friend.