Two Butterflies Went Out at Noon
Two Butterflies Went Out at Noon - meaning Summary
Private Voyage of Small Creatures
The poem follows two butterflies that dance above a stream, pass through the firmament, and embark on a luminous sea. Their graceful, almost supernatural journey remains unrecorded: neither birds nor ships report their passage to the speaker. Dickinson presents a quiet scene of transient beauty and private wonder, emphasizing how small, miraculous events can occur without public acknowledgment or explanation.
Read Complete AnalysesTwo butterflies went out at noon And waltzed above a stream, Then stepped straight through the firmament And rested on a beam; And then together bore away Upon a shining sea,– Though never yet, in any port Their coming mentioned be. If spoken by the distant bird, If met in ether sea By frigate or by merchantman, Report was not to me.
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