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Keeping Quiet, , (Pablo Neruda}, , , , , , , , , , Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) is the pen name of Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, who was born in the town of Parral in Chile. Neruda’s poems are full of easily, understood images which make them no less beautiful. He won the Nobel, Prize for Literature in the year 1971. In this poem, Neruda talks about the |, , necessity of quiet introspection and creating a feeling of mutual, understanding among human beings., , , , Pablo Neruda, , , , Before youread 5, A 7, What does the title of the poem suggest to you? What do you think the poem is about? A, , Now we will count to twelve, and we will all keep still., , For once on the face of the Earth, let's not speak in any language,, let’s stop for one second,, , and not move our arms so much., , It would be an exotic moment, without rush, without engines,, we would all be together, , in a sudden strangeness., , Fishermen in the cold sea, would not harm whales, , and the man gathering salt, would look at his hurt hands.

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a, , Those who prepare green Wars,, wars with gas, wars With fire, ., victory with no Survivors,, would put on clean clothes, , and walk about with their, brothers, , inthe shade, doing Nothing., , What I want should not be, , confused, , with total inactivity., , Lifeis whatitis about;, , [want no truck with death., , lfwe were not so single-minded, , about keeping our lives moving,, and for once could do nothing,, , | perhaps a huge silence, , night interrupt this sadness, , ofnever understanding ourselves, , and of threatening ourselves with, , death,, , Perhaps the Earth can me, °Swhen everything seems, , and later proves to be alive., , , , Now l'll count up totwelve, and you keep quietandIw’ saci, , , , afta Siena ededs