Thursday, May 07, 2009

Fibonacci Poem

Try a Fibonacci poem: the Fibonacci progression is a mathematical formula that starts with 0 and 1 and then builds by adding numbers that are equal to the sum of the previous two numbers. The famous sequence begins as follows: 0-1-1-2-3-5-8.

A Fibonacci poem, or Fib, is a six-line poem (though, rarely, some are longer, and multiple-stanza versions are sometimes seen). Each line contains the same number of syllables as the corresponding digit in the Fibonacci sequence: 0 - 1- 1- 2- 3- 5- 8. (The unspoken first line of each Fib is silence.)

Here’s an example:

Rain

So

Thick this

Summer day

I can barely see

Ginkgo offer small umbrellas


16 comments:

Putik said...

Sun

Is

Up and

Shining down

The beach is perfect

Everyone should go swimming

Hongxin Guo said...

A

Moon

At night

Round and clear

Hangs on the blue sky

Covers land with silver and white.





A

Leaf

Fall down

Disturbing

The dream of the lake,

And she returns a shallow smile.

Shadow Shu--Beatirce said...

hi H.Guo, your second poet is beautiful.

Shadow Shu--Beatirce said...

She

Died

Covered

With flowers

With nothing to mourn

With her inviolably framed youth

Shadow Shu--Beatirce said...

oh, it's poem i guess.

Sloopy said...

Pain

So

Deep down

It melts away

Everything that feels real

Doors locked with skeleton keys

Brad said...

Time
passes
two ways:
coming to
then retreating fast.
Tide changing, washes all away.

Kamaljeet said...

A
Pink
Flower
Smiles at me
Laying in my hands
My beautiful dream baby

Zarghoona said...
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Zarghoona said...

Life
Short
Ends soon
It never waits
It just simply passes by
Like river, passes, leaving no more than reminiscences

Putik said...

The
Virtue
Of a
Prayer will
Redeem us from hell.
Kingdom of heaven is waiting.

Eve Yan said...

Trees

Green

So fresh

Spring day this

I walked close and through

Like stage curtains reveal new life

Makassia said...
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Makassia said...

Life
Is
Full of

Challenges

So don’t give it a

Chance to make you miserable

Hongxin Guo said...

A

Leaf‘s

Falling

Disturbing

The lake’s sweet dreaming

And she returns a simple smiling.

Zarghoona said...

The revised version

Life
Short
Ends soon
It can’t wait
It simply passes by
Like rivers, leave reminiscence