Saturday, December 4, 2010

A collection of Fibonacci poetry

Fibonacci Poetry
The Fibonacci number sequence 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13… etc.
The next number in the sequence is found by adding the previous two.
Ex:
1 + 0 = 1
1 + 1 = 2
2 + 1 = 3
3 + 2 = 5
5 + 3 = 8
8 + 5 = 13
Most of the Fibonacci poetry I’ve read on the internet is created at this level, but there is no restriction to the form. The next number in the sequence is 13 + 8 = 21. I’ve seen them reversed, mirrored, doubled and anything imaginable adhered to the basic mathematic structure. You can make it as complicated as you like. If you’re a mathematician, you can probably find some really cool combinations, but for us guys who like to keep it simple, this is all you need to know. This is a spiral pattern as illustrated here:
http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html#spiral


Handful of Stars

I
held
a hand-
full of stars,
a palm of live wires,
glowing red like an x-ray
tiny fragments of light building energy
nudging, crevasses between fingers particles free
and
race
into
the night sky
shooting in reverse
to original position
taking wishes of the night from lovers' lips,
casting them back to a time before they fell in love.
(Fibonacci poem Doubled)


The Ledge
Here
on
the rock
ledge, I rise
to meet with challenge.
My spirit knows its strength endure.
Shadow plays its turn beneath an eagles open wings.
Ghostly images tell a tale
on a barren stage.
Unknowing
I am
still
there


Dear Adam ~
Just
look
at them
in chaos
fighting like monkeys,
the greed and jealously your genes,
I’ll admit to sharing, but my part was justly love.



Sing
song
blackbirds
early break
of day, gather in
multiples, arrange in a tree
to celebrate rain with song to light the edge of night.



Blame~
They
believed
it was right,
so we forgive.
Their side was no crime.
It’s a human mistake.
Blame is justifiable.
They truly believed; they were right.
Even when they see, they close their eyes
to humiliation that covets them.

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