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This is my first time doing a Fibonacci poem. But I did mine a little bit differently, making it into more of a diamond shape.

1st line ... 1 syllable

2nd line ... 1 syllable

3rd line ... 2 syllables

4th line ... 3 syllables

5th line ... 5 syllables

6th line ... 8 syllables

7th line ... 13 syllables

8th line ... 21 syllables

9th line ... 13 syllables

10th line ... 8 syllables

11th line ... 5 syllables

12th line ... 3 syllables

13th line ... 2 syllables

14th line ... 1 syllable

15th line ... 1 syllable

Amber Questions

How
can
I not
write poems
dedicated too
Leonardo Fibonacci?
The man who saw curious beauty in equations,
and perplexing symmetry in creation - counting  eighty-nine petals precisely
in just one yellow sunflower plucked nonchalantly
from a field of summer champions.
As amber questions
become waves
beneath
my
feet.

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Laura Breidenthal

March 12, 2016 at 5:13 AM

This is awesome, Timothy. A fantastic ode to Fibonacci. Love the diamond shape and the last lines. You made it your own, but with good proportion. Lovin your poetry lately! Always, Laura

Timothy Hicks

March 14, 2016 at 12:50 AM

And THANK you, for reading many of my poems recently, Laura. You know how to write poetry, AND you know you how to read poetry. Fibonacci was an interesting character in his day, and his name lives on in a multitude of ways.

Suzanne Delaney

March 11, 2016 at 3:46 PM

Haha, Tim: great minds think alike.

Timothy Hicks

March 13, 2016 at 11:02 PM

Indeed :)

Suzanne Delaney

March 9, 2016 at 7:52 PM

Wow......and another wow. You really thought outside the nacci with this one.. I do agree about the amazing symmetry found in nature that keeps us entranced. I hope you did the 'she loves me or not exercise, as you were counting the petals. SuZ

Timothy Hicks

March 11, 2016 at 1:26 AM

You're the first to catch on to my underlying meaning, Suz. Thank you. I was attempting to hint at "she loves me not", but still be open to interpretation. Glad you saw that.

Richard Lamoureux

March 9, 2016 at 7:25 PM

Worth a second read! Yep, still excellent!

Timothy Hicks

March 9, 2016 at 7:29 PM

Thanks for stopping by again, my friend :)

Paul Callus

March 9, 2016 at 4:33 PM

Your style and approach remind me of vigorous youth and freshness of taste, Timothy. Way to go, my friend:) // paul

Timothy Hicks

March 11, 2016 at 1:13 AM

That is a very nice thing to say, Paul, and I'm glad that it comes across. If I can, I try my best to look at things in a different way ...

Andrea Dietrich

March 9, 2016 at 3:42 PM

this is stunning, my friend. Especially that last part. Wow, you have a way with words.

Timothy Hicks

March 11, 2016 at 1:08 AM

Thanks again, Andrea. Your support is most appreciated :)

Eileen Manassian

March 9, 2016 at 11:39 AM

I don't have mathematical intelligence. :( I don't get how this works, but I get that you have turned the form into a beauty by your choice of words and form. Hugs

Timothy Hicks

March 11, 2016 at 1:07 AM

In any case ... glad you liked the poem, nonetheless :)

Timothy Hicks

March 11, 2016 at 1:06 AM

It follows the Fibonacci Sequence. Each number in the set is the sum of the two numbers before it, starting with 1, 1. 1 and 1 make 2, 1 and 2 make 3, 2 and 3 make 5, and so on, growing exponentially. Since the sequence many have found it pop up all over nature ... some call it the Golden Ratio or the Divine Proportion.

Sara Kendrick

March 9, 2016 at 9:14 AM

Good one..Reads like a winner to me..To pick and pluck kills the heart and soul of the flower..Thanks for stopping by..Sara

Timothy Hicks

March 11, 2016 at 12:49 AM

I know there was a yellow contest recently, but I wrote this after it ended. But thanks for the well wishes in any case. You're probably right about the flowers ... yet we do it nonetheless!