Palindrome Poem #1

by Gummy

Published December 24, 2013

E - Everyone

In Debut

Soon Spring will come again.

Even though this Winter has been rough,

Do not forget; it will get better.

Look, I understand your pain, but

I don't think it's worth crying for.

Yes, even though it's biting cold.

So dry your tears and face your fears.

If I could do so, you could double it.

Just follow my example and my advice:

Build a bridge and get over it!

Stop acting like the end of the world is nigh!

It's not going to happen, so, for my sake,

Stop laying down hoping you'll rot.

Comments & reviews · 6

krishnathulasi wrote a review Review · Dec 30, 2013

Hey Gummy :)
A palindrome always has a wow factor according to me and after reading it, I am left amazed.

This is definitely a well written palindrome and I can see your creative mind behind it.
I liked the backward version better and it creates a beautiful positive feeling.

Amazing! Waiting for more.
Keep writing!

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Gravity
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Gravity wrote a review Review · Dec 29, 2013

I loved this Palindrome. At first I was a little annoyed because it seems like one person did a palindrome and then another and another... and I saw this in the poetry section and when "Here we go again. ANOTHER PALINDROME! IT'S JUST ANOTHER TYPE OF POETRY!" But then I read it and I said: "Well, this is by far the best palindrome poem I have ever seen. It was worth clicking on."

So great job. this poem has great rhythm, excellent technique with spelling and grammar, and it just... flows. I also thought the message was great. "Get over it. stop throwing yourself a pity party. I care about you, but for my sake, just remember that The sun'll come out tomorrow!" So again, I loved this.

Bravo, I admire you greatly for "jumping on the bandwagon" and following a trend... but doing it better than everybody else :D

Keep Writing!

-Gravity

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RachelLeeAnn wrote a review Review · Dec 29, 2013

Hello there!
Rachel here to review! :)

This is great. Palindrome poems are really tricky, but you've done really well with this one.
I especially love these lines:

Soon Spring will come again.

Even though this Winter has been rough,

I especially loved these when reading them backwards!

The only problem I saw was this:
Build a bridge and get over it!

I feel like you could just get rid of this line completely: the poem would still be coherent, and I think it may flow a little bit better. This phrase is just too cliche/unoriginal. The rest of the poem is very smooth and is well written, so I think this one line kind of becomes a distraction.

That was the only thing I noticed. Great job on this!
Keep writing; I'd love the see another palindrome poem!

-Rae

Gummy replied · Dec 29, 2013

Writing palindrome poems is so fun! I appreciate you taking the time to review this piece! And thanks for pointing that line out, I'll take your points in consideration. c:

harshita3chaarag commented Comment · Dec 26, 2013

Hey,
This is amazing. Really. It's engaging. Made me want to read more.. I mean it flows so well, No hitch at all. Just keeps going..

Harshita :)

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QueenOfWords commented Comment · Dec 25, 2013

Love palindromes!!! Thanks for taking the time to produce this lovely poem!

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StealTheWorld wrote a review Review · Dec 24, 2013

I like this. It starts out intimate and encouraging, like a sympathetic friend. Then towards the end, the tone grows more aggravated and impatient. Like someone who cares about you but doesn't know what to do anymore. It's not encouraging, but motivating. Harsher and more blunt.

This poem sort of reminds me of my friend, when she was trying to get another friend back on her feet. We waited and waited until eventually, we were ready to just give up. Then my friend lost patience and basically told her to stop moping around and move on already.

The only thing that doesn't quite fit is the word "nigh". I don't know. It just kind of throws me off to see that in such a modern poem. But to each his own, I suppose.

Relatable, short, and very well-written. Good job :))

-DarkHeart



The idea that a poem was a made thing stayed with me, and I decided then that I wanted to be an artist, not just a diarist. So I put myself through a kind of apprenticeship in writing poetry, and I understood even then that my practice as a poet was deeply related to my reading.
— Edward Hirsch