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love is illusion

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love is illusion

kindness is reflection through cloudless skies
mirrors reflected are windows and dreams
love with giving open windows are eyes
dancing in visions are timeless illusions
happiness is bliss and compassion
eyes unveiled enchanting desire
saturation love is enchantment
love for life of dreams
in compassion
spirit
compassion in
dreams of life for love
enchantment is love saturation
desire enchanting unveiled eyes
compassion and bliss is happiness
illusions timeless are visions in dancing
eyes are windows open giving with love
dreams and windows are reflected mirrors
skies cloudless through reflection is kindness

 

 

 

 

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Palindrome
Also Known as Mirrored Poetry

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...

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  • pranj
    May 6
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    AWESOME!

    love for life of dreams - dreams of life for love just great lines! GREAT GREAT GREAT!!!!!


  • Violent Serenity
    April 16, 2008

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    oh wow i realy love this one, very well done!! love the word usage .. and you did good sharing the information on palindromes too. keep it up, and good luck in the contest ^.^

  • sanura2008
    January 11, 2008

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    Wow. That's really good. The flow was hard sometimes, as in I could figure what the line's purpose was or how to read it, but the idea was there and I caught at least most of it. congrats on winning the contest!


  • tombruize
    January 3, 2008
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    wow

    simply beautiful and beautifully intricate....


  • Melodies
    January 3, 2008

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    YAYAYAYAYAY!!!

    OOOOOOOOOOOooooohhhhhhhh! I am so delighted by this beautiful entry PLUS you explain that there is such a thing as this going both ways poetry! Thank you for helping me know. Ummmmmmm! This page is so PRETTY!


  • Starhiker
    December 14, 2007

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    A true palindrome

    as I know the definition. Very good, and as I see an almost perfect hourglass shape too, fits the subject. Wonderful poem on such a subject. You have rightfully earned yet another applause from me, this was great poetry! Jim


  • ceegeeess
    July 21, 2007

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    very interesting

    sweet avera, I liked the poem. You have performed herculean task and the poem is very nice. Thanks a lot for sharing

  • hurtgurl
    July 20, 2007
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    very nicly written


  • Desire gold member
    July 19, 2007

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    OMG!!


    drops
    I told myself I would rather do five Sonnets than another Palindrome
    You just penned this so effortlessly
    Love this piece Sweet Soul!

    I had to do one for a Challenge and almost sucked a decanter of coffee just to get through it
    to replenish brain cells I lost while attempting
    it

    Gorgeous piece penned!!
    Love it!!
    had to take a picture of it
    Woooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooo

    Many blessings to You in the contest
    Best wishes too
    and much love~ Desire~*~


  • maa gold member
    July 19, 2007

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    wow, this looks really complicated formwise ... you not only mirrored the lines, but also inversed the order of each line ... incredible ...
    I have never tried out this sort of palindrome, and honestly, I am not sure I will succeed ...
    you have done a masterful job, and the message you are revealing here through this playful form, is very profound, yet the nature of the form suggests that we should not forget to laugh a bit about ourselves and to enjoy life with all its gifts ...


    maa


    • Amera gold member
      July 19, 2007
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      hehe... thanks Sis; isn't poetry fun?


  • rhondasail
    July 18, 2007

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    I really don't know much about the form, but in your author note you mention it is a mirrored poem; in that case, should the first line be at the end?...'love is illusion'...'illusion is love?' and the central line be repeated? 'spirit', 'spirit'?...Other than that, I think it is a marvelously creative write. I particularly like the 'compassion and bliss is happiness' and its mirrored image. Beautiful imaginative language you have chosen, and the 'design' of it makes a statement too...that is, to me, an essential part of the whole piece. Deserves a trophy, to my mind. Peace, Rhonda

    • Amera gold member
      July 18, 2007
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      Thank you for the wonderful comment and the applause. A Palindrome is a true mirror not an identical image. Read it frontwards then read it backwards the image is the same but the words are reversed. Look in a mirror and touch your face with your right hand; does it not look like your image is using her left hand?

      Sorry to get carried away but I teach this stuff and I love it.

      Love,
      Amera ♥


  • JohnnyD gold member
    July 18, 2007

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    cubbie,

    one of your very best I've seen, really nicely done!!!

    Love is indeeed an illusion, so is lust, two sides of one's own soul coin, flipping back and forth forever, never landing on edge.



    Dad


  • StarEyes
    July 18, 2007

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    And another amazing read by MISS FORM QUEEN herself!
    I think this is like the second one that I have seen done in this form and well simply amazing! But I expect none the less when I see your name, it is a form write. hehe

    Best of luck in this contest!!

    Love ya my dear friend


    Nyetta


  • sunny day
    July 17, 2007

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    Amera, You are definitely a master of form poetry as I watched the sand run through this hourglass shaped palindrome that you penned with perfection. Your pen oozed with golden ink for this one. It was dripping with imagery so profound. I humbly bow to you as I applaud you raucously. Thank you for sharing your wonderful gift as always. Love and God bless you my friend, Joyce

    • Amera gold member
      July 17, 2007

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      Joyce, your comments make me feel so good. When a poet as good as you are gives me a complement I try to do better. Thank you.

      Love,
      me


  • ellipsist
    July 17, 2007

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    oh my... this is incredible

    work and must be difficult... truly a fascinating form and you've pulled it off flawlessly!

    well done!


  • PoetsAngel
    July 17, 2007

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    Wow! Is there no limit to your amazing tallents? I love this Sis, just beautiful. I have seen this form before, never tried it myself....may have to one day. I always find inspiration in your work Love you


    Cathy
    ♥x♥x♥x♥


  • Luna Tique Fringe
    July 17, 2007
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    holey smoke...this is nothing short of amazing. Perfectly executed, content and form.


  • HaleyMary
    July 17, 2007

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    Beautiful write. Great form. I don't think I've read many poems like this one. It's always nice to see a new form of poetry on this site that I haven't seen before. Good luck in the contest.


  • soulfultia gold member
    July 17, 2007

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    Aye, I've done one of these, challenging, yet rewarding Your first line is fabulous, I feel that kindess should not be extended but through clarity of generosity, not motives or incentives; merely the purity of the act itself. That anywhoooo, is exactly how that line impacted me. The entire boem is beautiful, that line just lingered with me Pleasure to read was mine ~Tia


    • Amera gold member
      July 17, 2007
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      Thanks Tia, your comments always inspire me.


      Love,
      Amera ♥


  • RedAquarius
    July 17, 2007

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    I love the feelings you evoke within this, very flowing and soft and ethereal. Another form I should try at some point .


  • Silent Cougar Moderators member
    July 17, 2007

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    breath taking......

    well, wait till I catch my breath back......this is amazing, truly amazing.........I thought I had seen most things on here, but I have definitley been missing out until now. I have heard of palindromes, and have known a few words that fitted, but to come upon a poem in this form, and one that has been done in such a style is simply breath taking... you have indeed let your imagination run free, and have made mine run too. I applaud you for this, truly an award winning piece, well done.


    • Amera gold member
      July 17, 2007
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      Thanks Uncle Mike, I guess i think backward.


  • Faeryn
    July 17, 2007

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    Cool form, Amera! Love the shape, looks like an hourglass. Great poem too and pic...overall: everythings perfect!

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