Question

In the poem, the apple tree may symbolize hope for the future. What does the speaker fear will continue in the future?

Answer 1

Answer:

The speaker fears that no matter what happens, the good moments will keep on passing on. The future is unknown and the fruit it bore is also not evident at the moment. Yet everything that it owns lacks things in its originality and form. The overall dynamics of the future are unknown and there are moments lost in chasing one thing where you could do other things.

Explanation:

The apple tree is a hope for the future for it bore thousands of apples which are the different moments in the future. However the speaker fears that these will pass and eventually fall on the ground which would than be worthless.