Exceptional Palindrome in free form free verse Love Is Oblivion by michaelcahill Palindrome Poetry contest entry

Love Is Oblivion                                                by michael cahill oblivion embraces love-- for desperation             remembering …                    smiling faces                            warming embraces                and                        frozen moments   and dying embers            extinguishing                                                          love  e  t  e  r  n  a  l                        love                        extinguishing embers                                               d  y   i    n    g                        and                 moments frozen             and embraces warming                             faces smiling                                     remembering                  desperation   for love  embraces oblivion     Recognized Author Notes free form-free verse In free verse, the placement of the words is of the utmost importance. It is the poet attempting to guide the reader down the page from phrase to phrase and word to word. The best free verse when offered in free form has no or little punctuation or linear structure. The words are placed in such a way that if the reader follows them down the page, the meaning will be clear. The poet places the words so that the reader will stop and consider them and pause where the poet wishes. This, of course, works when the poet has done a good job. That is for the reader to decide.

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