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Wondering the Possibilities

Palindrome Poetry (also known as Mirrored Poetry)

By Dharrsheena Raja SegarranPublished 2 years ago โ€ข Updated about a month ago โ€ข 1 min read
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It seemed she was destined to be alone

She questioned life regarding her existence

She needed a life companion

Though her spirits lifted

She felt broken and shattered

In her heart

Were tidal waves

In her mind

Wondering the possibilities

She started her journey

Her mind was made up

She had to go in search of her soulmate

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Palindrome Poetry (also known as Mirrored Poetry), isย a poem that reads the same forward or backwards. Like a folded sheet of paper or a perfect reflection, a palindrome depends on symmetry.

Palindrome poetry starts with an initial poem and then hinges on a line that usually repeats directly in the middle of the poem before working through the rest of the lines in reverse order.

When reversed, the poem would still make sense but the meaning would be different.

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Dharrsheena Raja Segarran

My mental health decline brought about a lot of darkness and I embraced it. It now flows out mostly as Dark Stories and Poetry.

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  • Grz Colm2 months ago

    Yes Iโ€™ve read this one before! Just read again. Cool. ๐Ÿ˜Š

  • Oh wow, what a fantastic style of poetry. And the lines in her heart, in her mind were tidal waves

  • Darkos7 months ago

    Sentimental one ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ˜Š!

  • This is verrrrry well done ! I donโ€™t remember reading it before but I can see that I have liked it, so I must have โœจ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธโค๏ธ How lovely to experience again for the โ€˜firstโ€™ time!

  • Donna Fox (HKB)8 months ago

    Dharrsheena, this was another great one! I almost feel like you're my creative writing teacher sometimes because you always teach me about all these different types of poems, writing techniques and skills! It was almost haunting how perfectly this lined up forwards and backwards. I know this is a relatively common poem but usually the backwards version isn't as impactful as the forwards one. Great work overall! ๐Ÿ’œ

  • Mackenzie Davis9 months ago

    Wow, this was so cool. I know what Iโ€™m gonna try next! The way the emotions hit differently from the initial to the mirrored version, was remarkable. Such cool line lengths, too; they really added to the way I read and experienced them. The emotions were so raw, so real, and it seems to me that you chose the optimal form and style for it. ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿ’œ

  • Mariann Carrollabout a year ago

    I felt the emptiness feeling. Falling in love does not define our life . Very engaging poem

  • Oneg In The Arcticabout a year ago

    This was super cool and well crafted!

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  • Gina C.about a year ago

    This is lovely, brilliant, and tragic at the same time (especially the last line when it's reversed!) Truly love this. Excellent work!

  • Dawn Saloisabout a year ago

    This is beautiful! It mustโ€™ve taken a lot of thought to write this type of poem.

  • Heather Hublerabout a year ago

    I love that you always try new things, new styles, new ideas! This was beautiful ;)

  • Gideon 6ixabout a year ago

    Excellent poem- thank you for sharing!

  • Mariann Carrollabout a year ago

    Lovely , love the words used. Let love come to you naturally, and the shattered pieces just unite together beautifully into a beautiful heart of gold โค๏ธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

  • Novel Allen2 years ago

    Different and new. Great.

  • Maegan Heil2 years ago

    Beautiful!

  • Britt Blomster 2 years ago

    Cleverly written! Beautiful job

  • Grz Colm2 years ago

    Iโ€™ve heard of this type but didnโ€™t know what it was. Thanks so much for sharing!

  • This is very cleverly and beautifully written

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  • Talia Devora2 years ago

    Brilliant work! Thanks for teaching us a bit about palindrome poetry! Iโ€™ll try it some time!

  • I feel like there is a suggestion of wandering in the wondering. I really enjoyed this.

  • Teresa Gonzales2 years ago

    I had never heard of palindrome poetry. This was awesome! Well done.

  • Loved this! I could feel the emotion as I read it! I had never heard of this kind of poem. Thanks for teaching me something new! โค๏ธ

  • Thatโ€™s actually pretty cool. I write poetry too but Iโ€™ve never tackled that kind before. I loved to!

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