Reflecting Lovers: Palindrome Poetry

Lady Sunshine on Feb 1, 2012

Tags: Couplets, Hwang and Mina, love, lovers, Mina and Hwang, palindrome, poem, Poetry

These are just my scribbles on the palindrome – a word, phrase or other text that reads the same forwards and backwards. Forgive the errors. Experimenting with words and phrases. Featuring my favorite fictional couple, Mina and Hwang.

A word palindrome of non-rhyming couplets:

Hwang and Mina are lovers.
Lovers are Mina and Hwang.

Hwang loves Mina.
Mina loves Hwang.

Hwang protects Mina.
Mina protects Hwang.

Yearning for one another.
Another one for yearning.

Wanting each other.
Other, each wanting.

Defending of honor.
Honor of defending.

Friends and lovers.
Lovers and friends.

Together forever.
Forever together.

Always holding hands.
Hands, holding always.

Kissing sweet and evermore tender.
Tender evermore and sweet kissing.

Gentle caresses that touch.
Touch that caresses gentle.

Beauty evoking the heart.
Heart, the evoking beauty.

Cherished affections reverberating.
Reverberating, affections cherished.

♥

A word-unit palindrome showcasing the reversal in the second half:

Hwang and Mina are lovers.
Hwang loves Mina.
Hwang protects Mina.
Yearning for one another.
Wanting each other.
Defending of honor.
Friends and lovers.
Together forever.
Always holding hands.
Kissing sweet and evermore tender.
Gentle caresses that touch.
Beauty evoking the heart.
Cherished affections reverberating.

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Reverberating, affections cherished.
Heart, the evoking beauty.
Touch that caresses gentle.
Tender evermore and sweet kissing.
Hands holding always.
Forever together.
Lovers and friends.
Honor of defending.
Other, each wanting.
Another one for yearning.
Mina protects Hwang.
Mina loves Hwang.
Lovers are Mina and Hwang.

♥

A line palindrome poem:

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Cherished affections reverberating.
Beauty evoking the heart.
Gentle caresses that touch.
Kissing sweet and evermore tender.
Always holding hands.
Together forever.
Friends and lovers.
Defending of honor.
Wanting each other.
Yearning for one another.
Hwang protects Mina
Hwang loves Mina.
Hwang and Mina are lovers.

♥

Mirrored palindrome I:

Hwang
cherishes Mina
cause
Mina cherishes
Hwang.

♥

Mirrored palindrome II:

Hwang
loves Mina,
with abandon
therefore
with abandon,
Mina loves
Hwang.

♥

Mirrored palindrome III:

Hwang
kisses Mina,
tenderly
so
tenderly,
Mina kisses
Hwang.

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Comments (8)

marqjonz on Feb 1, 2012
I think you show tremendous skill. These poems all work well. Have you ever tried to write a sestina? They’re hard, but I think you could do it.
Vinaya says good bye on Feb 1, 2012
I did not know about this poetic form. Thanks for sharing this interesting poetic patterns. I enjoyed your work.
Bruce Officer on Feb 1, 2012
Quite a few different varieties there.
Tiki33 on Feb 1, 2012
Lovely! I really enjoyed reading this. Thank you for sharing.
Shirley Shuler on Feb 1, 2012
Hi Lady Sunshine, I have read this piece twice, all the different variations work well together. Forgive the errors, what errors! It looks to me, you did the palindrome poetry proud.
Erin Miller on Feb 2, 2012
That is very interesting.
sheilanewton on Feb 3, 2012
Superb collection of palindromes. I simply loved this. WOW!
dodolbete on Mar 5, 2012
let me wait for sometimes before trying another one ^,^