Word-grid poem, bidirectional grid poem, or crossword poem. Is not a traditional fixed form like a sonnet. If the rows and columns were identical, it would be a word square; this design uses different readings across and down.
| Ghosted | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | are | my | love |
| 2 | Are | you | love | in-death |
| 3 | A | memory | doesn’t | hold-me |
| 4 | Ghost | to-me | fade | come-back |
Reading downward:
Column 1: “You are a ghost.”
Column 2: “Are you memory to-me.” Your intended line, “Are you a memory to me,” requires five word positions rather than four.
Column 3: “My love doesn’t fade.”
Column 4: “Love in-death hold-me come-back.”
The hyphenated terms function as single grid entries visually, although they technically contain compound words. Punctuation can be added after the words are read.
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