塩鮭に鶏とほく鳴きにけり　　　　飯田龍太

shiozake ni niwatori tôku nakinikeri

            salted salmon

            a cock cries

            in the distance

                                                Ryuta Iida

from “Nihon Dai-Saijiki” (“Japanese Comprehensive Saijiki”),  edited by Shuoshi Mizuhara, Shuson Kato, and Kenkichi Yamamoto, published by Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan, 1981

Fay’s Note:　Ryuta Iida (1920-2007)  ‘shiozake’ (salted salmon) is a winter kigo.