Emily Dickinson

So from the Mould

poem 66

So from the Mould - meaning Summary

Surprise Rebirth from Concealment

The poem observes small, secret transformations in nature—bulbs rising from mould in bright colors and creatures emerging from cocoons—and the baffled human reaction to them. By focusing on hidden processes and the puzzled gaze of ordinary people, the speaker highlights both the suddenness of renewal and the limits of human understanding. It frames natural change as quietly miraculous and beyond the anticipations of onlookers.

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So from the mould Scarlet and Gold Many a Bulb will rise Hidden away, cunningly, From sagacious eyes. So from Cocoon Many a Worm Leap so Highland gay, Peasants like me, Peasants like Thee Gaze perplexedly!

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