MIRROR UNISON
On the pond’s surface
a tree reflection
etches its shadow –
a woman dances
backwards same steps
as her man forwards.
A tossed rock ripples
the couple into a pirouette
of oneness until at last
an embrace balances the pair
in a mirror unison
right side up, upside down.
Diane Webster’s work has appeared in El Portal, North Dakota Quarterly, New English Review, Verdad and other literary magazines. She had a micro-chap published by Origami Poetry Press in 2022, 2023 and 2024. One of Diane’s poems was nominated for Best of the Net in 2022.