Robert Frost: Poems

What is the speaker’s state of mind in Robert Frosts Poem ‘After Apple Picking ‘?

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The speaker is exhausted.... but still in picking mode, as he descends into sleep.

The metaphorical meaning behind his exhaustion is the possibility of death..... will he go to sleep with nature and never awaken. We might infer the speaker is older.... getting on in years.

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After Apple Picking