swords earthed....the cold rain passes

I pulled the above card -- the Three of Swords in The Manga Tarot -- at random, with the intention of using whatever card I got for inspiration for a 'ku. BTW, the Japanese glyph in the upper left is "winter." [The Manga Tarot, by Riccardo Minetti and Anna Lazzarini, published by LoScarabeo/Llewellyn]