In my heart is a half fear of the chill autumn rain. [33] [33] Scene from a Drama The daimyo and the courtesan Compliment each other. He invites her to walk out through the maples, She half refuses, hiding fear in her heart. Far in the shadow The daimyo's attendant waits, Nervously fingering his sword. [34] [34] A Woman in Winter Costume She is like the great rains That fall over the earth in winter-time. Wave on wave her heavy robes collapse In green torrents Lashed with slaty foam. Downward the sun strikes amid them
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