Four Haiku
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Four Haiku - form Summary
Economy of Seasonal Snapshot
These four short haiku use the strict haiku form to present single, tightly focused natural images tied to seasons. Each three-line poem isolates a moment—mist on a nameless hill, matching greens of sea and paddy, lingering chestnut husks, a heron’s cry after lightning—so the compressed language intensifies sensory detail and sudden awareness. The form’s brevity leaves space for reflection, making ordinary scenes feel immediate and quietly transitory.
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