I close
the valves of my heart
to this red-dust world:
solitude and I
of the same race now
Japanese Translation by Hidenori Hiruta
塵の世に心臓弁を我閉じる孤独と我は今同種なり
(Note: Red dust is a Buddhist set-phrase for the world and its passions)
Akita International Haiku Network (Oct. 30, 2010)
