It is a beautiful poem which flash-backs the golden moments of poet's childhood. The poet, being obsessed with nostalgia, depicts vividly a childish image in his mind. He was very much happy and contented in his little empire consisted of a rhythmic and jubilant family and the apple-wood during his time of innocence. He was so enchanted with his childhood as the grass, which is almost in raptures because of its greenish color that expresses …showed first 75 words of 1068 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1068 total…his golden days are nested and rested. Yet the farm exists but time has snatched away all the beauty and happiness from the land and has made it childless and barren. Finally, Thomas asserts that time has offered him boundless and pleasurable childhood as well as responsibilities and cares of life which imprisoned the wings of his mind. But his rapturous memories still rebels to be free and careless like the waves of the sea. #