Matsuo Basho

Bush-clover Flowers

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Bush-clover Flowers - form Summary

Haiku's Compressed Seasonal Image

This brief haiku uses the form's economy to fix a single, seasonal image: bush-clover (an autumn kigo) with dew beads. Its three-line compression isolates the moment, letting the standing flowers' slight sway and the unfallen dew create a quiet tension between motion and pause. The haiku's spare presentation foregrounds sensory detail and stillness, inviting the reader to notice transience without explicit explanation.

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Bush-clover flowers — they sway but do not drop their beads of dew

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