Why was Margaret shocked in Spring and Fall In Spring and Fall published posthumously in Hopkins - talks about a little girl named Margaret She feels sad when she sees leaves falling in autumn The poem shows why Margaret was shocked and sad while watching nature change Margaret s Shock Margaret was shocked when she saw the leaves falling from the trees The poet says Margaret are you grieving Over Goldengrove unleaving Here Goldengrove means a beautiful place with trees and unleaving means losing its leaves Margaret was shocked to see the beautiful green leaves dying and falling to the ground Real Reason Behind Sadness At first Margaret does not know why she feels so sad about the falling leaves The poet says she will grow up and understand why she is sad She will see that death and change are everywhere in life The poet says It is the