Reverse [Classic] (4+4 lines each)

I don’t remember doing this, but I found some poems that I’ve written where I made them rhyme in reverse. You’ll see what I mean below.

Cat by a cage
Canary sees it
Same canary
Satisfies cat

which reverses to (say it out loud)

Egac a yb tac
Ti sees yranac
Yranac emas
Tac seifsitas

Note that the first part of the word in each line is the same, and that the syllables align — which rhymes if read backwards. Here are some more. Forward, they all sound like pidgin english.

Hole to be dug
How can we do it?
Rock won’t quite work
Roll it down the hill

Liver and peas
Lived together
Peas ate liver
Peapod now empty

which reverse to

Gud eb ot eloh
Ti od ew nac woh?
Krow etiuq t’now kcor
Llih eht nwod ti llor

Saep eht dna revil
Rehtegot devil
Revil eta saep
Ytpme won dopaep

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