wet through little butterfly where are you going
nurete chōchō doko e yuku
1937–1938 · Late years at Gochū-an
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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 butterfly, soaked by rain, still flies on. With those wet wings, where can it possibly be headed? The worried question also sounds like one Santōka asks of himself, having walked so long through the rain.