ボブ・ディラン掛けよ蛙の夜なれば 榮 猿丸
bobu diran kakeyo kaeru no yoru nareba
play Bob Dylan
it is a night
of frogs
Sarumaru Sakae
from “Chô–Shinsen 21” , (“Super New Selection 21,” an anthology of the haiku poets under 50-year-olds) edited by Bansei Tsukushi, Yasuko Tsushima, Leona Takayama, You-shorin, Nagano, Japan, December 2010
That phrase, “a night of frogs” reminds me of the night we watched the salamanders mating in the vernal pool…and the tree frogs were barking in their gentle rhythm in the trees. It was a magical night! Definitely early spring!
Merrill; Watched salamanders mating! WOW. I’ve never seen salamanders in my city life! ^&^;;