Welcoming

 
 
 

ragged old rooster
 
welcoming the year’s first day—
 
white oak’s last leaf falls

Icebreaker

 
 
 

hard winter’s night—
 
ragged notes of wind chimes
 
breaking the ice

Triangle

 
 
 

a ragged beggar
 
clanging the brass triangle
 
at the temple gate