Xaipe: 2
Xaipe: 2 - meaning Summary
Communal Hush and Intimacy
The poem captures a quiet, communal moment of people gathered beneath a tree, breathing and smiling together in a luminous dusk. Its language emphasizes intimacy and unity, turning a collective presence into a nearly mystical experience. A whispered warning—"if we are not perfectly careful"—shifts the tone to a private address, suggesting both delight and vulnerability. The poem celebrates shared being while preserving a fragile hush around it.
Read Complete Analyseshush) noones are coming out in the gloam ing together are standing together un der a particular tree are all breathing bright darkness to gether are slowly all together very magically smiling and if we are not perfectly careful be lieve me you and i’ll go strolling right through these each illimit able to speak very softly altogeth er miracu lous citi zens of (hush
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