Of blessed Spring
White Winter sings.
From Summer’s heat
Fall retreats.
Fall retreats
From Summer’s heat.
White Winter sings
Of blessed Spring.
That’s so the landscape that we see
May praise and play repeatedly.
Text: Linked to dVerse Meeting the Bar. I am hosting today and the theme is “reverse poems”. These are poems where at least part of the poem reverses itself line-by-line. It is like a refrain in a song except the refrain is sung backwards. The pub opens at 3:00 PM EST.
Photos: “Pink and Green with Water”, above, and “Autumn Blooms”, below.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
The reverse-poem form works really well here.
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Thank you!
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Lovely Frank. The eternal cycle of life
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Thank you, Anita!
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It reads like a song too!
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It is a song I suspect. Thank you, Jane!
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🙂
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I agree with Jane, it reads like a song, or a children’s rhyme.
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A children’s rhyme. I think that’s what it is. Thank you, Kim!
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Your soooo rhythmic great
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Thank you, Sia!
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Nicely done!
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Thank you, Lillian!
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Love the cycle of nature, from different perspectives too. Thanks for the lovely photos as well.
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Thank you, Grace! And thank you for the idea of reverse poems. I didn’t know about them before you mentioned them to me earlier last week.
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I should have seen this one coming. You have been practicing. Nice cycle here.
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I did two previous ones this past week. I find it a strange form, but one with a lot of potential. Thank you, Mary!
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Your poetry flows so smoothly, soothingly…love the rhythm, rhyme, and repetition!
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I am glad you liked it. Thank you, Lynn!
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This was an interesting challenge Frank. Love your seasonal reverse poem!
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Thank you, Dwight! It is harder than I realized.
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I tried another one today on my blog!
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The circle echoes. And great photos as usual. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe!
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I love the flow and appreciation in your words.
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Thank you, Astrid!
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Reflecting the turn of the seasons this poem turns on itself. Neatly done Frank. 🙂
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Thank you, Suzanne!
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What a lovely way to look at the seasons. Wonderful Frank!
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Thank you, Linda!
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This is like the never ending cycle of the seasons. Great prompt, Frank!
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Thank you, Candy!
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Excellent illustration of the prompt, Frank. We have worked on this form here at the Pub in the past. Thanks for resurrecting it. I am always amazed at how well the reversed lines work, changing the thrust, volition &POV.
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They do force a different perspective. I found the exercise interesting. I may try some of these later. Thank you, Glenn!
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Reverse poems hold a great deal of charm, don’t they. They seem similar to alliteration in their impact. I like how they can turn the meaning around, or even at times expand on it.
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They have the potential of presenting something unexpected although it could be just more of the same. Thank you, Paul!
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Longer Harder Winter Dances
Longer Softer Summer Sings
FaLL SPRiNGS
SMiLes Frank
iT iS Quite
A TReat
to onLY
See Green now
And OTHeR Multi-
CoLoR FLoWeRS oF LoVE..:)
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I like your description of love associated with multi-colored flowers. Thank you, Fred!
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Thanks to
You too Frank
Color Wheels
oF LoVE
MorE ReaL..:)
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This is very clever, Frank. Well done.
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Thank you, Robbie!
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