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Recorded, mixed & mastered on 04 Jun 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.

Synths, effects.

This original version of "Navigation Problem No. 1" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 596: Spring Dream...

spring dream…
not becoming unhinged
is what’s unbearable

by: Konishi Raizan

Konishi Raizan was a famous haiku poet of the Genroku period (1688-1704). He was a disciple of Nishiyama Sōin, and after his death, his works were anthologized in Imamiyagusa, which was published in 1734. He wrote this poem after the death of his only son.

Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 17 Jun 2023, Massapequa, NY, USA & 04 Jun 2025

©2025 Jim Lemanowicz

For more about the Naviar Haiku Challenge, see https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge.