Verse First ~ Fibonacci Poems

Welcome to Verse First, where simple notions prompt amazing poems. 

Today's notion?

THE FIBONACCI NUMBER SEQUENCE

Fibonacci poetry is a literary form based on the Fibonacci number sequence. The sequence begins like this: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21. In order to find the next number in the sequence, you add the two preceding numbers. The sum of these two is the next number, which then is added to the one before it to get to the next number, and so on.

This is how it works:

1 + 0 = 1

1 + 1 = 2

2 + 1 = 3

3 + 2 = 5

5 + 3 = 8

8 + 5 = 13

13 + 8 = 21

21 + 13 = 34...

The Fibonacci sequence appears often in nature as the underlying form of growing patterns. I've shared three example photos; to learn more check out this post at Math Is Fun or this one at The Golden Number.

Photo © Tiago Rodrigues Serra

Photo © kasia-aus

Fibonacci poems can embody the sequence in syllables or in words; and the poem can be any length, so long as each line's count equals the sum of the two preceding lines. Obviously, this gets a little cumbersome past 13 or 21, but hey... do what ya gotta do!

If you're still stumped, here are a couple of Fibonacci's I wrote a long time ago:

Fibonacci Evening

You, Me and Fibonacci

Now get busy! Write your Fibonacci masterpiece.  Post the poem on your website, then use Mr. Linky to share it with us. I invite you to leave a comment below, and to enjoy the efforts of your fellow poets by visiting and commenting on one another's work. 

Looking forward to reading some amazing poems! ~ Kim

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