Ama Monologue from The Immortal Lure

From The Immortal Lure by Cale Young Rice

female · anguished · 1:04 min

And then he loved you, And ever has loved you, And faithful is he! (O-Ume: Ai, and terrible!...) Terrible only Because O-Ume Turns from her fathers And from the gods. She sees their soul-ships Sail to the sea-- The lights lit for them, [ (Motions without.) And yet she offers No cakes of welcome-- None of farewell! No prayer to Buddha, Lotus-loving, And none to Kwannon Who is all mercy. But inward, inward She turns her eyes To see this stranger, Priest of the Christ-god. Outward, outward, Ever she gazes And ever listens, Ever, for him!... Oh false, false one! False to the dead-- False to Sanko!... O-Ume (more distressedly). The words of the old Are like the leaves, [ (Her voice breaks.) Like Autumn leaves That ever flutter.

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