Link to poem http://www.bartleby.com/113/2007.html
From Cacoon to a Butterfly is a rather long poem for Dickinson's style. I imagine since she used a journal style of writing poetry it must have been something she pondered for quite a while. The poem starts off comparing a women coming outside to a butterfly coming out of its cacoon. Being a recluse, Dickinson may have been refering to herself. However, I think the real meaning of the poem is about the use of things that are beautiful with out any aparent function like butterflies. I think Dickinson came to the conclusion that they brighten up tedious tasks and are a refreshing sight to laboring men and the bee. They break up the monotony of life and are therefore an essential part of the universe.
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