Pinocchio, Meet Fibonacci

At
first
a fib
nothing more
or that’s what he thought
but one economical truth
wasn’t enough, so his spinnerets spun some fresh lines
one needs fairly few words to speak the pure truth, but many more so to hold up a lie 

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N.B.:  dedicated to my two of my favorite Italians, who share a "growing" propensity.
and maybe Sylvio Berlusconi, too.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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May 15, 2011 at 5:15 AM
Nice dedication with this beautiful form, Rhys
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