Year’s End,

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Haiku Compresses a Year's Sweep

As a haiku, this poem compresses a seasonal moment into a single image: Year's end functions as a kigo framing the scene. The sweeping action across the poem’s corners of the floating world suggests ritual clearing and Buddhist impermanence. The spare form forces a rapid leap from concrete gesture to larger meaning, leaving readers to supply associations. This economy of language makes the closing moment feel immediate and open-ended.