A palindrome is a word, sentence, or verse that reads the same backward or forward. The term derives from the Greek palin dromo that means “running back again”. There are quite a few words and names in English that are palindromes. Here are some of them:
civic
deified
dud
eye
gig
kayak
lemel
level
madam
Malayalam
minim
mom
nun
racecar
radar
redder
refer
repaper
reviver
rotator
rotavator
rotor
sagas
solos
sexes
stats
tenet
testset
Ada, Aja, Anna, Arora, Aziza, Bob, Elle, Eve, Habibah, Halah, Hannah, Layal, Maham, Rayar, Otto, Talat
Palindrome poem
The first and second half of a palindromic mirror poem reflect one another exactly around a pivotal word in the middle of the poem. The second half of the poem is the same as the first, reading from right to left from the bottom upwards.
Reflections
Life
imitates nature,
always moving, travelling continuously.
Falling leaves placed delicately;
foliage touching the echoing waters,
clarity removed -
Reflections distorted through waves rippling;
gracefully dancing
mirrored images
- reflect -
images mirrored.
Dancing gracefully,
rippling waves through distorted reflections -
removed clarity.
Waters echoing the touching foliage;
delicately placed leaves falling -
continuously travelling, moving always,
nature imitates
life.~ Lynne C. Fadden
