Gillian Freimanis
Still water, deep and dark
Cool reflection pool
Unbroken image of trees and sky
Leaf falls
Gently floats, spins
Twirls to the mirror below
Image shatters
Crazed pieces jiggle and jostle
Ripples emanate
Expanding circles
Moving outwards
Still outwards, ever outwards
Slowly, sighing, tranquility returns
Fragmented pixels re unite.
Still image restored.
Gillian Freimanis is a member of the Daylesford U3A Writers’ Group. This piece was first published in The Book of COVID-19, published in 2020, which included contributions from members of the Writers’ Circle. (We thought it would be over by now.)
