Santōka Alarm
日本語EN

a convict's grave, and secretly the grass springs green

shūjin no haka to shi hisoka ni kusa moete

1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)

Notes

At a convict's grave, spring grass springs up in secret. Even to a grave few come to visit, the season comes round without distinction. The single word "secretly" resounds through both the grave and the grass.

Follow the words

Browse all 701 poems

山頭火アラーム アプリアイコン

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.

Download on the App Store iOS 26+