Cocoon Above! Cocoon Below!
poem 129
Cocoon Above! Cocoon Below! - meaning Summary
Transformation Revealed in Time
The poem portrays a brief, joyful metamorphosis. The speaker addresses a hidden cocoon, anticipating its emergence and mocking its secrecy. In two short stanzas the chrysalis becomes a butterfly, and the swift, wondrous change is linked to sudden insight: a moment of transformation makes the creature "wiser" and able to grasp the universe. The poem celebrates emergence, the shock of revelation, and how small intervals yield large understanding.
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