腸に春滴るや粥の味 Harawata ni haru shitataru ya kayu no aji
Into my stomach Spring is dripping down; Taste of rice gruel
Natsume Soseki (1867-1916)
He is a descendant of Natsume Yoshinobu, the vassal of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
He wrote this poem after he went into the hospital for a stomach ulcer.
A poem by his student in Kumamoto is here.
9 Feb 2011