Love in Time (shape palindrome)

[Dew]

Time, end my wandering
Quitting lovers
Leaving friends
Hopes challenge belief
and change
everything
that is
LOVE
Is that
everything?
Change and
belief challenge hopes
Friends leaving
Lovers quitting
Wandering my end...time

[1freesoul]

Never saw or heard of this form before, but so glad I have now, thanks to your marvelous example, flows
perfectly and mirrored with grace, a pleasure to read,

[everhopeful]

You have really raised the bar with this one, I think a palindrome is hard enough to write without adding a further constraint of making it into a shape piece too! While the hourglass shape is impressive, it's the finesse of the palindrome which makes this such an outstanding piece. The way the context is a polar opposite on the switch must be fiendishly difficult to construct, especially as it reads so logical and smooth either way.
This is so, so good!

[songofmeadow]

I agree this is special, the form in itself allows the reader an element of reflection while considering the reversed impact and change in meaning and at that point one realises how each word carried individual weight in the set up. While I shan't be trying this anytime soon I am mightily impressed mx

[Sasha]

Some Form poems gonna complicate my life, just like this one! lol.
This is for me, a really tough form, to have control over the sense of words, while reading the poem forwards and backwards, well that worth a "hats off" on its own, and then there's this hourglass shape, a double treat!
A gripping work, with double layers for the reader to skin the depth of this, as it holds piece from life and reality.
Great, great work!

Sash

[Mr D]

DEWED !!! [see what i did there XD]
awesome poem....i might make an attempt at this ....seems fun...
here my fave Palindrome word ; 'Aibohphobia'
i knows...im mean...but dammit, I’m mad!

[godsplat]

Hello Dew

I just read the poem 1freesoul wrote that was inspired by this and I must say, I don’t blame 1freesoul for giving it a try, I may have to take a stab at it myself now….This is an interesting form and your work here is outstanding, brilliant writing!

godsplat

[bekah22]

Completely agree with godsplat... brilliant!!! Just... Woah. ;)

Bekah

[Simran]

Exquisite!! I am learning so so so much on TPS! Thankx for that!
One of the most brilliant pieces I have ever read. A palindrome with a hot figure!!LOL
And then meaningful! I am speechless honestly!
Very well deserved Spotlight!
Many congrats!!!
Awed and floored Simran :-)

[JASON]

skimmed through this one and thought not bad...until I started with love in
the middle and worked outwards - remarkable work, truly remarkable.

[NLCE]

This is one of the most remarkable things
I have ever read. I couldn't even imagine
doing something like this.
Inspired

NLCE

[rupertpupkin]

That's no mean feat , palindrome and shaped and still managing to tell a good tale. Great word choices and language throughout and you certainly didn't make it easy for yourself, sterling work and a very well deserved spotlight, well done, enjoy, Sean.

[E.S.]

I love the question and answer type format, very intriguing and engaging and the message is nice. 5/5

[inflames]

I know this feeling. Extremely well written. Love the shape too!

Great work, and congrats on the spotlight!

[songofmeadow]

Good to see this hanging in its rightful place dew, congrats indeed mx

[everhopeful]

Such a fiendish form, I would imagine that it should come with a government health warning, I know I'd drive myself around the twist even attempting to create one!
A fine example of two forms in one swoop, and I think the key to any form like this is to make the words the priority and make everything else fall into shape around them, something you achieved with this for sure.
Congratulations on the spotlight!

[dwells]

Still trying to decide which half is more philosophically correct or personally intriguing - and it's a toss up, a true indication of excellence, kudos Dew and really enjoyed this, cheers!

[flux]

Impressively clever, not only is the shape reflected but the meaning is reversed, from longing for things to end to wondering why they must, is there no chance of nothing more.

[jim_moonan]

Very cool.
It's like poetic gymnastics.
I am not a poet gymnast.
I'm a word klutz.
I can't even juggle one ball.
Everything I spell backwards is backwards.
Clever never.
But
every
thing
I
say
rhymes
with
every
thing
I
see
every
thing
is
gone
If I step back far enough.
Magic.

[allmirth]

WOW! Just wow! How did you do that? So glad to find this in the Spotlight! Congratulations!

Thanks so much for sharing.
Mirthy