Celebrating the birth of Tagaji the Second
the sun peeks in a sleeping face at peace
o-hisama nozoku to suyasuya negao
1936–1937 · At the Gochūan hermitage
Sōmokutō · A Landscape of Weeds (Zassō fūkei)
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+
A congratulatory poem headed 'celebrating the birth of Tagaji the Second.' The sunlight slants in as if to peer, and the baby sleeps peacefully on. Placing the sun and the sleeping face side by side, it makes a warm shape of blessing.