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haiku #614: The coming of autumn / determined by / a red dragonfly

The background to this is a 1,000 year-old church near Hereford, which has a wooden statue of George and the Dragon ... You can get a flavour of the place and enjoy the visualisation of this track at https://youtu.be/ogYz27JAOuE

You can also see the church in real life at https://maps.app.goo.gl/f9DGotayt1daEMcg8 ... it's worth a visit! 😎

The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly

Kaya Shirao was born in 1738 in Fukagawa, Edo, now part of Tokyo.

He ran a school in Edo during Spring and Autumn, but in Summer and Winter, he would move to the countryside to teach thousands of aspiring poets from throughout the Shinano province (now Nagano Prefecture). He's considered one of the first established haikai writers to help spread cultural forms from national to regional urban centers.

Haiku by Kaya Shirao

To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

visuals (YouTube)

halF reD [naviarhaiku614]

Little song for Kaya Shirao haiku: 
"The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly."



The coming of the red dragonfly (naviarhaiku614)

The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly

by: Kaya Shirao

614
Kaya Shirao was born in 1738 in Fukagawa, Edo, now part of Tokyo.

He ran a school in Edo during Spring and Autumn, but in Summer and Winter, he would move to the countryside to teach thousands of aspiring poets from throughout the Shinano province (now Nagano Prefecture). He's considered one of the first established haikai writers to help spread cultural forms from national to regional urban centers.

Picture by Aaron Burden

The Naviar haiku music challenge invites artists to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre. To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

SONG 121 - NaviarHaiku614 - The Coming of Autumn

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
614
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku614-the-coming-of-autumn/

2025-10-09

The coming of autumn (Naviarhaiku 614)

A four-minute ambient journey built from four evolving one-minute drones — each exploring a distinct emotional landscape.
Major to minor, light to dark, tension to abstraction:

00:00 – 01:00 → Luminous, joyful
01:00 – 02:00 → Dark, melancholic
02:00 – 03:00 → Anxious, tense
03:00 – 04:00 → Abstract, strange

Synthesizers and acoustic instruments blend seamlessly to create a warm, organic soundscape — bowed upright bass, harmonica, harmonium, and Tibetan bowls intertwine in a meditative yet cinematic flow.
Perfect for moments of reflection, atmosphere, and deep listening.

naviarhaiku614: The coming of autumn

for this haiku 

he coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly

by Kaya Shirao
Photo by  Adam Bixby 

The coming of autumn - naviarhaiku614

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku614-the-coming-of-autumn/

An improvised piece...


the fall of the red dragonfly [ naviarhaiku614 ]

Made for Naviar Records' 614th Haiku Challenge

Includes a re-worked version of an old, old track of mine which contains traces of the beautiful piano of Dave Greening.   https://soundcloud.com/tuonela-1/dave-greenings-numb-the-water

Dragonfly determination [naviarhaiku 614]

A drone-based piece made for the haiku challenge 614 of Naviar records.

The coming of autumn determined by a red dragonfly

by: Kaya Shirao

Kaya Shirao was born in 1738 in Fukagawa, Edo, now part of Tokyo.
He ran a school in Edo during Spring and Autumn, but in Summer and Winter, he would move to the countryside to teach thousands of aspiring poets from throughout the Shinano province (now Nagano Prefecture). He's considered one of the first established haikai writers to help spread cultural forms from national to regional urban centers.

More informations about haiku challenge:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Red Dragonfly (naviarhaiku614)

An electronic composition created using Pure Data .

Autumn Red Dragonfly (naviarhaiku614)

Part of the Naviar Records Haiku-Challenge:

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku614-the-coming-of-autumn/

by a red dragonfly-naviarhaiku614

Recorded, mixed & mastered on 10 Oct 2025 by Jim Lemanowicz at Blissville Electro-Magnetic Laboratories of Massapequa. 

Synth, effects.

This original version of "Sing Me A Song, Mister Weaselman” was submitted as part of Naviar Haiku 614: The Coming Of Autumn.

The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly
by: Kaya Shirao

Kaya Shirao was born in 1738 in Fukagawa, Edo, now part of Tokyo.

He ran a school in Edo during Spring and Autumn, but in Summer and Winter, he would move to the countryside to teach thousands of aspiring poets from throughout the Shinano province (now Nagano Prefecture). He's considered one of the first established haikai writers to help spread cultural forms from national to regional urban centers.

Photography/Art - Jim Lemanowicz, 04 Oct 2025, Marjorie Post Park, Massapequa, NY, USA

Music & art © 2025 Jim Lemanowicz

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

Patreon & Soundcloud - blisterpop
YouTube - Jimmy Lem
TikTok - jimmlem
Bluesky - jimmylem.bsky.social

Sing Me A Song, Mister Weaselman (naviarhaiku614)

11Oct25
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/796847388320055296/naviarhaiku614-the-coming-of-autumn
😀

a red dragonfly [naviarhaiku614]

The haiku target for this:

The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly

Naviar haiku challenge 614, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

The background drone and interment sighs are pure Voltage Modular while the melodic elements use two instances of Dreamsynth both controlled with MIDI data also generated by Voltage Modular. One of the Dreamsynth patches is entirely my own having been built from a blank template and thew other is a modified preset. Other than mastering there are no extra effects.

Everything was recorded in a single "Live" take.

Autumn Dragonfly - (Naviarhaiku - 614)



Composition pour le Naviar Haïku Music challenge 614.
Sur un haïku de Kaya Shirao (born in 1738 in Fukagawa, Edo, now part of Tokyo):

The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly

www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/


autumn dragonfly

Naviar Haïku 614

d'après le poème de Kaya Shirao

The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly

Picture: Aaron Burden

Dragonfly

dragonfly (naviarhaiku614)

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 614:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku614-the-coming-of-autumn/

Thanks to Marco Alessi from Naviar Records for the weekly challenge!

Photo by zenbytes (Germany, 2013)

autumn dragonfly - Naviarhaiku614

Naviar is a music community and label. Through regular publications, open projects and events, we explore the connection between experimental music and traditional Japanese poetry.

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