drinking sake, the mountain is withered
sake o tabete iru yama wa karete iru
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
Wake to this poem.
Santōka Alarm is an iOS app that wakes you each morning with a single poem.
Set a poem you love as your alarm.
iOS 26+
In saying he "eats" the sake rather than drinks it, there is the sense of taking it into the body for warmth. Before him the mountain has withered completely. A solitary winter drink, gazing at the bare hills.