naviarhaiku606 – slightly faint
August 13, 2025
'slightly faint
yet clear
the milky way'

by: Toshio Kiyosaki

Toshio Kiyosaki (1922-1999) was a Japanese haiku poet and scholar of Japanese literature. He published a biography of Kyoshi Takahama in 1966 and co-authored Kyoshi Monogatari, another study on the renowned haiku poet, in 1979.

The Milky Way (amanogawa, or "Heavenly River" in Japanese) is a kigo for Autumn, mainly because that's when the galaxy is most visible in Japan.

Haiku by Toshio Kiyosaki

Picture by Yong Chuan Tan

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This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited 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.

You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page. https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

SONG 116 - NaviarHaiku606 - Slightly Faint

young grasses -
not yet bent
in any direction

Kaga no Chiyo-jo (1703–1775) was a haiku poet discovered by Kagami Shiko at a very young age. She became a Buddhist nun at 52 and wrote around 1,900 haiku in her lifetime. A highlight of her poetry career was presenting haiku to a Korean delegation in 1763, one of the first cultural exchanges of this kind.

Haiku by Kaga no Chiyo

Picture by Kateryna Viderska

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S2S Fall Jam 2025 - Session 02

Day 4 of Seed 2 Stage's Fall Jamms 2025, one new track per day for 2 weeks!

Day 4 - The_Vivian_Girls (Rough Sketch)

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WARTEN

S2S Fall Jam 2025 - Session 09

2025 Fall Daily Jamn Sesh no. 10

Read more about this project - https://spooqs.space/fall-jam-sesh-2025/

Art is a page from the coloring book "Cactus and Succulent Calm" 
by my friend magic_crackers (https://www.instagram.com/magic.crackers/)
Check it out here:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/b0fcr5kw8r

Coloring by review_boogaloo - https://www.instagram.com/reviewboogaloo/

Grove of Lanterns (Demo)

Dreamy Blossoms (naviarhaiku611)

coldveil

Video; https://youtu.be/nw-K-oB8PVM

Made in September 2025

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This SoundCloud is a sketchbook and diary of my musical ideas. Official releases can be found on YouTube, Bandcamp, and all major streaming platforms.

Grove of Lanterns (Demo)

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