An Explanation Of Robert Frost's Letter To Ponyboy '

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November 6th 2017 Dear Ponyboy, I know you have been wondering about the poem Robert Frost wrote, so I have written this letter just for the poem. As you can see, the beginning of the poem is hopeful, but as it goes on, it feels more depressing and less cheerful. This poem talks about nature, but it has a deeper message such as things can never last. An example of this is when you and Johnny saw the sun rise. Another message could be aging. You are a child in the beginning, but as you get older, you die. An addition to the meaning of this poem is that things never last, everything valuable dies or is gone. This isn't true for me, but I think Frost was talking about things that were made. The poem starts by saying everything is gold(new) to