A Field of Cotton
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A Field of Cotton - form Summary
Haiku's Sudden Image Leap
This three-line haiku uses the form’s extreme brevity and a stark two-image juxtaposition to produce a sudden, transformative perception. By likening a cotton field to the moon having flowered, the poem collapses literal and metaphoric views in a single flash. The haiku’s compactness and immediacy invite a Zen-like attentiveness typical of Basho’s travel-inspired poems, turning a simple rural sight into a moment of luminous revelation.
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