Palindromes

NOTE: In 2001, "Palindromic Day" was 10.02.2001, over 600 years since the last one!
Here is a palindromic poem in which each line is a unit:

DOPPELGANGER

Entering the lonely house with my wife
I saw him for the first time
Peering furtively from behind a bush --
Blackness that moved,
A shape amid the shadows,
A momentary glimpse of gleaming eyes
Revealed in the ragged moon.
A closer look (he seemed to turn) might have
Put him to flight forever --
I dared not
(For reasons that I failed to understand),
Though I knew I should act at once.

I puzzled over it, hiding alone,
Watching the woman as she neared the gate.
He came, and I saw him crouching
Night after night.

Night after night
He came, and I saw him crouching,
Watching the woman as she neared the gate.

I puzzled over it, hiding alone --
Though I knew I should act at once,
For reasons that I failed to understand
I dared not
Put him to flight forever.

A closer look (he seemed to turn) might have
Revealed in the ragged moon.
A momentary glimpse of gleaming eyes
A shape amid the shadows,
Blackness that moved.

Peering furtively from behind a bush,
I saw him for the first time,
Entering the lonely house with my wife.

by
James A. Lindon

Lists and information about Palindromes:

Palindrome Bob's Palindromes -- a very long list, in order of length (starts with 3-letter Palindromes)
Jim Kalb's Palindrome Connection -- long collection of Palindromes, in alphabetical order, and list of lots of links, including links to Palindromes in other languages
International Palindromes -- page rescued
More International Palindromes rescued
A selected list of Palindromes -- includes 2-dimensional Palindromes!
A brief history of Palindromes -- includes Palindromes in Greek and Latin!
Sequence of Palindromic Integers
Ask Doctor Math -- some mathematical Palindromes
Dr. Math answers another question about Palindromes
Dr. Math on arithmetic involving Palindromes (both the problem and the result are palindromic!)
On finding sums in which both the problem and the result are Palindromes (Scroll down to "Amazing Number Fact No 44")
Palindromic Pronic Numbers of the form n(n+1) -- I found the part on 16 & 17 particularlyinteresting!
More about mathematical Palindromes

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