temple bells
toll
rolling in another year
of hopes and dreams
trembling pine trees
the taste of snow
evil-free
shimenawa knotted white
at the entrance
in the sacred shrine
offerings for a beloved
with Hershey kisses
fortune cookies
wrapping up the future
a broken walkway
the old man and a toddler
sway between the steps
Solo
Rengay
A Fresh
Start
Barbara A
Taylor, AU
good
intentions
rolling in with
the year of the ox
kissed by a stranger
I’ll never see again
new year's morning
feeling my age
and counting
a fresh start
hamburgers
off the list
crossed out
my first resolution
clarity—
waves of sailing stars
across the lake
