Reflection (Palindrome)

by Italian Stallion   Jun 12, 2009


Reflected - beauty and individuality,
elegantly displaying reversed images,
portrayed artfully. Written sentiments,
embraced ponderings escaping, vividly
- reflected -
vividly, escaping ponderings embraced,
sentiments written. Artfully portrayed,
images reversed displaying elegantly,
individuality and beauty - reflected.

© Copyright 2009 By: Italian Stallion

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A palindrome, by definition, is a word, phrase, verse, sentence, or even poem that reads the same forward or backward. It stems from the Greek word palindromos: palin, meaning again, and dromos, meaning a running. Combining the two together, the Greek meaning gives us, running back again...The carefully placed words form the same sentence, whether it is read forward or backward. For example, 'Mirrored images reflect images mirrored' which includes a word in the center as a reversal point for the sentence or even the poem.

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  • 14 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    This is a very impressive piece, I have not yet tried the palindrome, but it seems like a challenging and difficult format to write in. Wonderful wording and I love reading poems with so much meaning. Good work, keep it up! 5/5 from me, take care..

    ~MaryAnne

  • 14 years ago

    by Fluffy

    Beautiful, Joe :)

  • 14 years ago

    by Lady Nik

    I really liked this one Joe. The idea behind is very cool and I thought you used very vivid words. This isn't my favorite from you, but I still liked it. I'm glad that you use other forms of writing poetry. Keep it up. :) Nik

  • 14 years ago

    by Dark Savior

    I'm really familiar with Palindromes, this was my name and also a name I use a lot of the time. I think that this poem is a little hard to understand. I know that it's a double meaning. It's a reflection of you looking into yourself, but also a poem that's reflected.

    The poems flow is really good(it should be cause of the style).

    I think that the poem is hard to read into and a lot of the time the meaning escapes me. I liked the poem and enjoy how you always tell a little bit enough to keep the reader continueing, yet you never tell them deeply about yourself.

    You reflect in a lot of your poems and express what you cannot in words, in your poetry.

    I think that this poem is very well done, I would have liked to seen it done longer though.

    Racecar!

  • 14 years ago

    by Courageous Dreamer

    I love how you picked a form that went along with the content of the poem as well. A Palindrome reflects what the first stanza says as its second.. wonderful choice with that.

    "portrayed artfully"
    `Artistically maybe? Although that may be a little more 'wordy' but I dont know.. when I read artfully it just didnt seem normal, maybe just cause its not a word you normally hear used often?

    Other than that minor thing, I thought you did absolutely amazing at this.. I find the Palindrome to be pretty difficult, cause you have to write a stanza that will sound just as good backwards.. [when reflected.]

    Well done.. very impressive Joe

    5/5

    Temps