Oh this is fun, due to it’s nature. A noun and verb, gliding on the use of nomenclature. It looks the same both front and back, From letter sequence, to on the rack. A calming paddle forth and back, To places boats can’t take you.

From a distant star, not near or far, an oddity beyond our ken. With eyes aglow and ways unknown, it visits us now and again.

An Olympic sport, it comes in three sizes and shapes Around real estate it comes in many shapes and sizes Discussing a topic without mentioning it, sort of like composing a riddle

A curtain of whispers, resting near sight, Invisible armor in the softest of fights.

First word is one less than ten; the second, A four-letter measure used metric and imperial then. The last is pounded hard into a wall, To keep something fixed, or hang it tall. Three words together, a band of repute; My lead singer, Reznor, resonates with many a techno fan.