ot;apples", his own ideas and inspiration, threatening to fall and be lost forever to the "cider-apple heap". His need to continue "apple-picking" is demonstrated in the beginning of the poem:
             "And there's a barrel that I didn't fill
             Beside it, and there may be two or three
             Apples I didn't pick upon some bough."
             This describes the possibilities, the ideas not yet explored and the composer's reluctance to leave these on the apple tree. However, simultaneously the author expresses his exhaustion and need for peace from the incessant onslaught of creative inspiration:
             "And I keep hearing from the cellar bin
             Of load on load of apples coming in.
             Of the great harvest I myself desired."
             The mood of this poem is one of uncertainty due to the change in perspective, which leads to an obvious inner conflict. The need to protect and cherish every "apple" is challenged by the composer's longing for a break in the relentless shower of inspiration. The composers hovering between the daylight world of commonsense reality, and the dream world of possibility, his inability to make a decision, a full commitment to either realm is reflective of change, and the i
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