Fibonacci Poetry

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First time I saw Fibs

I was using opera to read an article on slashdot when I saw the words Fibonnaci Poetry. Without knowing anything about this, it immediately made sense to me. I have always been a fan of haiku, but why five, then seven, then five syllables? I mean there is probably some tradition behind it, but what say?

Fibonnaci Poetry has a mathematical presence in its beauty. First, understand Fibonacci number. With that, you then have the sequence for Fibonacci poetry!

Fibonnaci: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21...

Poetry: 1 syllable, 1 syllable, 2 syllables, 3 syllables, 5 syllables, 8 syllables, 13 syllables, 21 syllables...

With April being National Poetry Month, Gregory K. on April 1st, put out his first Fibonacci poem and labeled it The Fib.

Later, on April 3, he posted a little deeper on the goals of the poetry (getting people to write). Because of that I now present my first Fibonacci poem:

My
brain
can find
such solace
in this simple verse
made of certain syllable words.

Some of the funniest ones I read were in the slashdot posts about the article. You owe it to yourself to read them. Please let me know if you see Fibonacci poetry anywhere else!

May 5 2005 siting of Fibonacci Poetry! How can you people not tell me these things???
Elvis Ripley dot com ?; » Fibonacci Poetry

Fibonacci Poetry sighting on January 2nd 2006!
Starhiker's Contest-Poem 'Beautiful Angel (Fibonacci)' at Allpoetry.com

The beginnings of fibonacci poetry?
Fibonacci Poetry

Slashdot informs the world, and me, of the Fibonacci Poetry
Slashdot | Fibs - Fibonacci-based Poetry

More fibonacci poetry as seen on GottaBook
GottaBook: More Fibbery

The beginning of Fibonacci poetry?
GottaBook: The Fib