Know any poetic lines on sisterhood and/or mirrors?

[woolfian]

Hello beautiful people! My older sister just got engaged and as a gift, I got her a compact mirror embellished with precious handiwork. I would like to engrave something literary on the back, but am stumped! I should know better than this having done a BA in English, but alas, I need your help!

If you can think ANY poems or lines on sisterhood, or mirrors, or both (ideal!), I would be overjoyed if you could share it. As an example, I came across the following: "A sister is both your mirror--and your opposite" (E. Fishel), but I don't feel it is meaningful/sentimental enough.

The shorter the line the better as I don't have much room to engrave on the back and I'm still a student so I have to watch my budget (as engravings are by letter!).

Thanks for reading, folks! This is my first post in the Literature Network and I'm excited to have joined. I would be thrilled if you can help me out!

[Seasider]

Do you mean Sisterhood as in The Sisterhood of Women? Or lines concerning sibling relationships?

[woolfian]

Oh I meant sisterhood in terms of sibling relationships... but am open to hearing watcha got even if it's not about that! Thanks. :)

[jajdude]

Maybe you could steal a line from Sylvia Plath?

http://vmlinux.org/ilse/lit/plath.htm

[Seasider]

I just googled Poems for sisters and they were dreadful...sentimental and cloying.
If you really want to give your sister a gift write a poem yourself about your special bond.

[Ghuyuran]

Try Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti.

[Seasider]

Try Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti.

Kidnapping and forced fruit feeding? Not much fun for a birthday girl!

[Zeebedeesharq]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[JamesRhodes]

I've got to go with Ghuyuran on this one...

"For there is no friend like a sister,
In calm or stormy weather,
To cheer one on the tedious way,
To fetch one if one goes astray,
To lift one if one totters down,
To strengthen whilst one stands."

[the facade]

Maybe you could steal a line from Sylvia Plath?

http://vmlinux.org/ilse/lit/plath.htm

I would avoid quoting this poem. The mirror turns out to be rather nasty in the end :)

[Jassy Melson]

How about this line: To my sister. We see each other much clearer than we think