音の洪水
心は溺れる
静寂求む
A flood of loud sounds
My heart is drowning deeply
I long for silence
**
一つの道
深く掘り進む
宝を得る
On one path I dig
Deeply to find my treasures
Passion in my hands
**
人の海に
波の間に立ち
孤独感じ
In a sea of crowds
Standing strong between the waves
Loneliness sets in
Martine Mussies is an autistic academic and artistic researcher based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. A PhD candidate at Maastricht University, she recently published her first monograph, Inside the Autside – a Misfit Manifesto. Martine is also a professional musician, visual artist, avid language learner, and budo practitioner. More at www.martinemussies.nl.
Superb haikus! Summed it up. Thank you from UK.
I have them sitting in an open tab on my browser. I really love them, and get new things every time I read them. Such a wonderful format.
I made this which find funnier that I probably should:
Happiness awaits,
a bouncer guards the doorway—
wrong shoes on my feet.
幸せが待っています、
用心棒が戸口を守っている――
私の足には間違った靴が履かれています。