Palindrome

          The word palindrome comes from the Greek word 'Palindromos' meaning running back again. It literally means a sequence of numbers , words or characters that read the same forwards and backwards. 

   For example, the word mom.

So palindrome in poetry refers to a poem that reads the same forwards and backwards. 

 A beautiful example is 

 Reflections

Life- 

imitates nature, always moving, traveling continuously. 

Falling leaves placed delicately;

 foliage touching the echoing waters, 

clarity removed - 

Reflections distorted through waves rippling; 

gracefully dancing

 mirrored images

 - reflect -

 images mirrored.

 Dancing gracefully,

 rippling waves through distorted reflections -

 removed clarity. 

Waters echoing the touching foliage;

 delicately placed leaves falling -

 continuously traveling, moving always, nature imitates

 life.

 by Lynne .C. Fadden.

Tips to write a palindrome :

1. Firstly use this format to those subjects that would perfectly fit this form . For example in the above poem ,

reflection is the theme and hence palindrome effect adds beauty.

2. Every time you add a new word read the draft backwards to check if it suits.

3. Having a good flow is very important .

So come on folks write a poem from backwards and finish it where it begins!!!

Note: None of the poems we present belong to us. We present an organized record and analysis of them. All copyrights are reserved to the original author and we are not using plagiarized work. The originality of the writes is verified to the fullest extent we can.

- Radhuga,  member of the team PoeTreeFoRest