It begins similarly just as the other two do where the speaker mentions a supernatural being, however this poem does not exclusively address that being directly. Instead the point of view is what would have happened. He doesn't ask for anything, he isn't trying to change his current situation. He simply wonders what would have happened if his harvest hadn't come? How would his life have turned out if his crops had failed and the harvesters had passed him by when harvest time came in the fall? The wording of this particular work also leads me to believe that this is also a metaphor for his spiritual life. We can see this in the Bible, the holy and inspired work of God, which often mentions being ready for Jesus' return one day, labeling that day as harvest day or, as we know it, judgment day. Based on Thoreau's deep spiritual connection, it's safe to assume he's thinking about what would have happened if I had done that thing