Not sure how this relates to the haiku but it grabbed my attention.

Deadline: 5th June 2024

All submissions to Haiku 543:

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku543-rain-on-the-cherry-blossoms/

To participate:
- Make a song in response to the weekly assigned poem (a new poem is published every Wednesday)
- When choosing a title for your piece also include the assignment number, for example “Title of your track (naviarhaiku382)”
To submit your track:
- If you’re a Soundcloud user, upload it on Soundcloud and send me the URL via private message, or tag me in the track.
- If you upload your music on Youtube, Bandcamp or anywhere else, upload your submission and then send me the link by email at marco@naviarrecords.com or contact me on X, Facebook or Instagram
- If you don’t use any music platform, upload it to this Dropbox folder and I’ll include it in the weekly playlist. If you choose this option, make sure you include your name in the track’s title. www.dropbox.com/request/JvKyUfuCSzJ3gRNRocZz
Your track may be included in Naviar's weekly podcasts and free (pay-what-you-want)compilations. If you can, please set the track as downloadable on Soundcloud and allow others to remix/reuse it by using a Creative Commons License.

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haiku #543: rain on the cherry blossoms / with bamboo in the mist - / so pale and green

An exploration of the Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda  moments of growing up -  all the moments of choice and circumstance that defined us, isolated us, made us angry and caused us to be misunderstood. Does who we were define who we will be?  
Shyling is the word Keith used to explore the young person trapped by insecurity and fear. Despite lurking on the fringes of life  through the rebelliousness of our teen and younger adult years, there is always the hope of a page being turned in the book. "Keep on shining," despite of, or because, of who we were and who we are now. The book of life is certainly a more interesting read because of our struggles. Perhaps we just need to reconcile with our past, talk to your younger self, give him/her a hug, tell him/her that you understand their struggles and there is no blame assigned. Then turn that page and live in the now.

free D/L on Terry's Wix site - www.terrywigmore.com under the Wigmore-Allen-Gibbons tab at the top of the home-screen.

Lyrics:

Shy-ling
So I’ve finally got to meet ya…my old friend
Haven’t seen you since our school days end
If ya don’t mind me saying…ya looking old
Been once or twice around the block I’m told
Got some words of wisdom, for you alone
Listen real close and take it home
Shining, shining….you were once shining (x2)
Ya shoulda treat them better…you know ya should
Ya shoulda treat them better, because they were your blood
Don’t stop, never stop, never give up
This is your trial, and it’s your own damn neck
Trying, trying… never stop trying (x2)
Every man has two wolves…a wolf deep inside
Which wolf do you feed? Which wolf do you starve?
Oh to you of dull wit, have you just been asleep?
Ya could have done better, but you sold yourself cheep
Life made you harder, but life broke your back
Surrender your future so you’ll never look back
(INST)
Jumped up, litter bug, you just don’t care
Who you rip up, or who you do tear
Don’t stop never stop, never give up
Good at being bad and bad at being good
Shy-ling, shy-ling… never stop shining (x2)
Never stop…

Wigmore: music, production
Allen: guitars, bass, lyrics, vocals

Shyling

"Ember" is an electroacoustic composition that serves as a sonic portrait of a profoundly inspiring period in my life. This piece reflects my time studying at the Gotland School of Composition in Visby in my early twenties. One of the most breathtaking places in Gotland is Högklint, a cliff reaching 48 meters above sea level located just south of Visby, offering a view of the Baltic Sea to the west and Visby to the northeast. Inspired by the image of this place, I created this piece. Through this composition, I hope to convey the deep connection I felt to both the place and a moment in time.

#Electroacoustic #SoundArt #AmbientMusic #DroneMusic #LoFi #NoisyMusic #Soundscape #Reverb #ExperimentalMusic #Gotland #Visby #Ambientdrone #BalticSea #Composition #SonicPortrait #Inspiration #LargeSound #MusicComposition #SoundDesign

Ember

Floating Leaves (Single Version) - a new teaser track from the upcoming Soundtrack / Cinematic album Romantic Dreamscapes (2024) featuring members of my Ethnic World Orchestra. The full album with extended versions will be released in June 2024.

Details: A short melodic electronica flavored hybrid score featuring stunning ethnic vocalizations.

Written and produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing.

Romantic Dreamscapes

Floating Leaves

Buy at Bandcamp

Floating Leaves (Single)

Big Raindrops Burst In The Light NAVIAR543

NLS - 2024 - 05 - 29
This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
543
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku543-rain-on-the-cherry-blossoms/

2024-05-29

Rain On The Cherry Blossoms (Naviarhaiku 543)

made for the naviar haiku challenge #543 https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku543-rain-on-the-cherry-blossoms/

rain on the cherry blossoms (naviarhaiku543)

Cherry Blossom and Bamboo (naviarhaiku543)

2Jun24

My naviarhaiku543 track
https://naviarlab.tumblr.com/post/751815862899605504/naviarhaiku543-rain-on-the-cherry-blossoms
:D

bamboo in the mist [naviarhaiku543]

Created in Cubase 13 with Dawesome Myth, Native Instruments Strings and Piano Colors

Inspired by Naviar Haiku 543:
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku543-rain-on-the-cherry-blossoms/

Photo by zenbytes (2015, La Palma, Spain)

pale and green - Naviarhaiku 543

Composition inspired by haiku by Mizuhara Shuoshi

rain on the cherry blossoms
with bamboo in the mist -
so pale and green

Pale and Green

Pale and Green - (naviarhaiku543)

rain on the cherry blossoms
with bamboo in the mist -
so pale and green

Mizuhara Shuoshi was a 20th century Japanese poet. Shuoshi rebelled against the principles of emotional detachment in haiku, which he thought limited his ability to emotionally express himself through poetry: he started a magazine called Staggerbush which focused on a more romantic, lyrical type of haiku.

haiku by Mizuhara Shuoshi

pale and green [naviarhaiku543]

4.9.1

This is the accompanying (and more electronic) successor of the first “False Awakening”. I see it as the ‘start’ of a new dream after the feeling of being awake after a false awakening. For this one I’ve used sounds from the Hainbach Spitfire Audio package “Landfill Totems”. This song makes me feel like something big, exciting and unexpecting is about to happen. I find this a fitting ending of where we left “False Awakening Part I”. While in part 1 you are not really sure if you’re waking up or still dreaming, in this second part it becomes clear that you are not awake but instead are beginning with a journey where you can be whoever you want to be and do whatever you want to do. To me this song has a very optimistic feel and makes me wonder about all the things and possibilities still to come in the (near) future. I hope this also comes to mind when you are listening.

False Awakening Part II (Entering A Lucid Dream)

Sunrise Smile

A short orchestral piece that rises from a gentle, delicate beginning towards more intense interplay between solo cello and full choir.

Composed, arranged, recorded and produced by Mark Taylor (Chameleon Music)

Silence & Tears: 17 Musical Short Stories

Space in Between

A tranquil instrumental piece featuring the soulful sound of the Japanese bamboo flute, layered with a slow, steady drum beat to anchor meditation practice. Designed as a seamless loop, this track evokes the stillness of a zen garden, helping the mind settle into presence and peace.
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Solitude

Traveller in sound and space.  Enjoying and creating ambient, drone and experimental music.

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.

To join the Haiku challenge, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

pale and green - Naviarhaiku 543

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