As They Begin to Rise Again

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Haiku Compresses Seasonal Shift

Written as a haiku, the poem captures a single natural moment: chrysanthemums releasing a faint scent after flooding rain. The compressed three-line form relies on a seasonal image (kigo) and an implied shift from disturbance to calm. The brevity juxtaposes recent violence of flood with the delicate, renewing scent, leaving the reader to register nature’s recovery and a quiet change in atmosphere within a tightly observed instant.