Xaipe: 25

Xaipe: 25 - meaning Summary

Fragments Reflect Urban Sky

Cummings presents a brief scene of broken mirror fragments in a grimy city street that nevertheless become whole when they reflect the sky. The poem contrasts physical dirt and fragmentation with an unexpected unity found in reflection. It questions the superstition about broken mirrors by suggesting that perception can transform brokenness into connection with something larger, turning apparent misfortune into a restorative vision.