suddenly thoughts of home — the sansho buds
futto furusato no koto ga sanshō no me
1939 · The last long journey
Sōmokutō · Heart for the Road (Tabigokoro)
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+
At the scent of sansho pepper buds, thoughts of home suddenly rose in his heart. Before reason, the scent brings the memory. The small bud, fragrant when picked, and the far-off homeland are joined directly within the single poem.