A Wild Sea

A Wild Sea - form Summary

Haiku Compression Evokes Distance

As a haiku, the poem uses extreme concision and image juxtaposition to link the immediate scene of a turbulent sea with distant Sado and the cosmic Milky Way. Its three compact images create a sudden expansion of scale: personal sight moves outward to a far island and then to the heavens. The form’s brevity forces the reader to bridge gaps between images, producing an abrupt, contemplative synthesis of nature’s intimacy and vastness.