A Peck of Gold - A poem by Robert Frost


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Robert Frost - A Peck of Gold

Dust always blowing about the town,
Except when sea-fog laid it down,
And I was one of the children told
Some of the blowing dust was gold.

All the dust the wind blew high
Appeared like god in the sunset sky,
But I was one of the children told
Some of the dust was really gold.

Such was life in the Golden Gate:
Gold dusted all we drank and ate,
And I was one of the children told,
'We all must eat our peck of gold.'

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Poet: Robert Frost Poem: 11. A Peck of Gold Volume: West-Running Brook Year: Published/Written in 1928 Poem of the Day: Jan 6 2002 Comment 11 of 11, added on April 17th, 2008 at 6:44 AM. I really don't totally understand the meaning of the poem, so if anyone out there could write it in the comments I would really apreciate it. Ellen from United States Comment 10 of 11, added on February 21st, 2008 at 12:23 PM. i don't think that's a good poem Halima from United Kingdom Comment 9 of 11, added on November 15th, 2007 at 9:16 PM. The gold dust he is referring to is from the California Gold Rush of the 1800s and all the families who went there looking for it but failed to prosper. If there was gold dust in the air, it had no value, and if children had to eat it in lieu of food, that was what it amounted to. ea More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, A Peck of Gold, has received 11 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Robert Frost with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Robert Frost Poem: 11. A Peck of Gold Volume: West-Running Brook Year: Published/Written in 1928 Last read: Jul 25 2008, 5:04PM Poem of the Day: Jan 6 2002 Viewed 8907 times. Added on November 15th, 2007 at 9:16 PM.

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