Wrapping Dumplings

Wrapping Dumplings - form Summary

Haiku Compresses a Domestic Gesture

This haiku uses extreme compression to freeze a single domestic instant—wrapping dumplings in bamboo leaves—while a small, graceful gesture (one finger tidying hair) is recorded alongside. The three-line form collapses preparation and self-care into a compact image, inviting readers to hold both actions together and infer intimacy, rhythm, and rural routine. The poem’s brevity directs attention to bodily detail and the simultaneous tasks it unites.