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Recorded, mixed & mastered on 21 May 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa.

Synths, effects.

This original version of "Operating Alongside The Existing Scratch" was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 594: Caged Bird.

caged bird
glaring with envious eyes
at butterflies!

by: Kobayashi Issa

Among the four great masters of Japanese haiku, Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) was the most prolific: during his lifetime he wrote over 20,000 haiku, hundreds of tanka, and several haibun.

Artwork/Photography - Jim Lemanowicz, 14 Feb 2014, Penn Station, NYC, NY, USA & 13 Feb 2025

©2025 Jim Lemanowicz

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