The fibonacci sequence is a not-so-complex set of numbers that one can learn in some level of higher math. This sequence is most commonly used to create a spiral using squares (consult with your math book if you want more information). The set of numbers was, for a long time, only seen in math classes. However, the Fibonacci Sequence is making its move into modern poetry in a new poetic form called "the fib".
The fib is a simple syllable based poem, similar to the haiku, that was created in early 2006 by a modern poet, Gregory K. Pincus. It takes the first seven integers of the Fibonacci Sequence (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8) and uses them as the syllable-count for each of the seven lines of the poem. The poem ends up being a 20 syllable poem with 6 lines. This simple poem, called the fib, puts a twist on the classic haiku-type poem.
Here is one of the first fibs that was written by Gregory Pincus in July 2006:
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“ One
Small,
Precise,
Poetic,
Spiraling mixture:
Math plus poetry yields the Fib."
-Gregory Pincus
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I, personally, have not written a fib (for I found out about it in a podcast just recently), but I shall try one off of the top of my head right now.
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Wind
Near
Water
Embraces
The spiraling mind
And calms it in its happiness.
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And that took me 10 minutes to write! (I am horrible at doing things off of the top of my head)
So, if you like doing easy haikus, this newfangled poetic style will captivate the poet inside of you. Go do a fib! They are easy and fun!
Seth this is very cool. The rhythm works really well. I suppose you could keep going...although by the time you got into the hundreds...it'd be pretty tiresome.
Thanks for sharing.
I remember studying the Fibonacci sequence in high school and being blown away by it ... it's all over the place in nature in particular. For example, the "needles" of a pinecone are shaped by that number sequence. Google it to see what I mean!
1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144,233...
That is AWESOME! I, personally, have never studied the fibonacci sequence (or even knew about it) until I discovered the fib.
It is pretty cool. All you have to do to find out the numbers is add the first two, and they make the third. 1+1=2, 1+2=3, 2+3=5, 3+5=8, and 89+144= 233 (if I added correctly).
That's really...cool.
There is also a series called "Lucas numbers." Kinda the same idea, starting out with 2 & 1. They're also found in nature. Hopefully this link will take you to a site with tons of info abou them... ;)
http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/lucasNbs.html