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Micropoetry
ffs
give it a rest. a fibonacci poem.
i
feel
constrained
restricted
with every rise of
tide inception crowns a laurel
leaf then drowns the value of my worth in de-cline as
time declines in light of decreased
years the candle less
bright and yet
still lit
for
now
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Please note, I have added an extra line in the Fib sequence which counts as an extra 13 syllables … bit naughty of me — eek! But looking at some others…it is allowed.
Fibonacci Poem, fib or fibonaiku[1] is an experimental Western poetry form, bearing similarities to haiku, but based on the Fibonacci sequence. That is, the typical fib and one version of the contemporary Western haiku both follow a strict structure. The typical fib is a six line, 20 syllable poem with a syllable…
