Garden of Eden and Goldengrove Goldengrove is the setting of the poem It is seen as a metaphor for the Garden of Eden This garden was a place of eternal beauty and life until the Fall The leaves falling in Goldengrove symbolize the impermanence and decay that entered the world after the Fall So Hopkins asks M rgar t re you gr eving Over Goldengrove unleaving Margaret s grief reflects the sadness of losing paradise and the perfect Eternal Life and Redemption The poem primarily focuses on the sorrow of loss and the awareness of mortality Later on it hints at the possibility of redemption and eternal life The use of Goldengrove can be seen as a symbol of paradise and the hope for eternal life beyond earthly suffering The poet says Sorrow s springs are the same This line suggests that all sorrows point towards a greater and unchanging truth In the Christian context this truth is the promise of redemption and eternal life in the midst of grief In Spring and Fall Hopkins beautifully interweaves these Biblical references He uses the story of Adam and Eve to deepen the poem's exploration of loss innocence and the human condition Through Margaret s simple grief the poem touches on the universal and timeless themes of life and death nbsp