Another New Form Idea.

[pconsidine]

The Fibonacci thread made me think of another potential form. Last night, as I was falling asleep, something made me think of the Pi Day parties my wife's coworkers used to have. For those who don't know, Pi Day parties are based on the approximate value of pi - 3.14159. So every year, on March 14, at 1:59PM, a bunch of geeks get together and throw themselves a big geekfest.

Now I won't have a chance to try it out for a while yet (too many paying gigs to take the time to write for pleasure - what kind of sick problem is that?), but I wanted to offer it to the community at large in case it might spur something.

The idea is that the beats of each line are one of the digits in the value of pi.

3
1
4
1
5
9

I have my doubts rhythmically about the last line being so long, but let's see where that gets you. :)

[P.H.Delarran]

nerdy folk
write
poems according
to
formulas given
in quest of mathematical glee


the kitten
chased
his elusive
tail
round dizzily, as
if by conquering self, he'd rule

[kdnxdr]

blood runs cold
wind
whips flesh like tails
screams
echo through the night
hell awaits every soul with delight

[ddgryphon]

What a fun idea -- I can't wait to try this!

[LimeyDawg]

geeks always
try
to get the girl
but
don't quite understand
that pocket protectors aren't sexy

[LimeyDawg]

I can't find
rhyme
in twenty three
words
although I'll try to
'cause I'm a glutton for punishment

[Pat~]

macabre
screams
at two A.M.
cats
fighting in my drive
victor leaves dead consolation prize

[LimeyDawg]

If only
they
would hunt larger
prey
then maybe they could
earn their keep for once, those noisy cats

[Pat~]

Don Juans drip
with
sticky false charm
but
gag me with sweetness:
"I only have eyes for you, my love."

[LimeyDawg]

I'll gag you
with
something sticky
but
you won't call me love,
inconsiderate pig more likely

[jst5150]

binarotica

one zero
one
not so zero
clasped
like drive and cable
pocket protectors grinding in time

[LimeyDawg]

that is so
sick
to imagine
hot
pocket protector love
funny, I thought that was an ink stain

[LimeyDawg]

that is so
sick
to imagine
hot
pocket protector love
funny, I thought that was an ink stain

Oops, sorry, messed the syllable count in the fifth line

that is so
sick
hot wild love
by
pocket protectors
funny, I thought that was an ink stain

[jst5150]

Reflections of 613

three little
pigs
slaughtered at dawn
served
greased Heartland side dish
doctors wishing for kashrut living

[pconsidine]

Well, hey now. I guess it looks like a pretty viable idea after all.

Go me!

:)

[LimeyDawg]

It's viable
but
I find myself
lost
when surrounded by
masters of the double entendre

[kdnxdr]

look at me
you
see something of
you
burried underneath
a thousand other peoples' faces

[DeborahM]

thank you for
coming
up with something
that
is unusual
for us to play with and have too

[Eveningsdawn]

dark clouds are
on
the horizon
it
looks like there might be
rain sometime soon,
perhaps thunder or a lightening show.


hey, someone want to direct me to the Fibonnaci thread? This is genius, and I want to see the other.

[pconsidine]

This is genius, and I want to see the other.*blush*

Okay - I grabbed a moment to try one of my own.

Weariness
feels
like a pool of
sand
collecting around
my legs as I walk the dark road home.


Right - back to the salt mines.

[P.H.Delarran]

hey, someone want to direct me to the Fibonnaci thread? This is genius, and I want to see the other.


you can find fibs right here (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34308). another fun form.

-and nice Pi, Eveningsdawn :)

[DeborahM]

Someday soon
there
will be someone
who
takes my breath away
as you did before leaving me here

[LimeyDawg]

Here's your breath,
sweet
as when you gave
it
to me on that day
when I traded your breath for my heart

[Pat~]

Clever Pi
Day
poetry scrolls
down
my computer screen:
geeky poets master new art form!

[Pat~]

avatar
of
Limey Dawg shows
what
happens to those who
run with scissors on Absolute Write

[Pat~]

go ahead
write
that blockbuster
but
remember this quote
"the road to hell is paved with adverbs"

[Pat~]

confession
is
good for the soul
so
here is mine tonight
i eat cereal straight from the box

[LimeyDawg]

two fingers,
sparks,
wet planet;
and
pb wants to preach
to ME about safety in the home?

[LimeyDawg]

I only
run
with the scissors
'cause
Pat took away my
burning candle and pot of hot soup

[Pat~]

two fingers,
sparks,
wet planet;
and
pb wants to preach
to ME about safety in the home?

wet planet
has
only three beats
so
I think I can preach
better than you, Mr. Limey Dawg :tongue

[LimeyDawg]

I left out
one
little letter
and
for lack of an "a"
my soap box gets yanked from beneath me

[pconsidine]

Inventing
a
poetry form
that
allows two people
to snipe ever on? No great feeling.

;)

[kdnxdr]

the last laugh
is
a boomerang
when
evil is retuned
to original perpetrator

[kdnxdr]

Sorry for this interruption.............after my recent post.......and reading sequentially, I want to say that my post is absolutely not in response to anything that was posted previous to my posting. Not even subconsciously. Nada. I simply posted what came into my head when I was contemplating the form and my poem just popped out.

Thank you. Everyone be blessed. Peace.

ps. Fun form, thanks for sharing.

[drachin8]

Mmmmm, pie.....


I like pie:
sweet
sticky filling
of
tart cherries glistens
within a flaky circumference.


:)

-Michelle

[ddgryphon]

it disturbs
me
on mornings when
my
espresso machine
speaks French before making anything

[pconsidine]

Love too much
or
love too little,
but
the other side of
the bed will not remain warm for long.

[Pat~]

morning time
is
the best time of
day
though i wonder why
the clock's hands seem to move faster then

[Shiraz]

After all
Is
Said and done, I
Smile
Playing with my words
Is a pastime I look forward to.

[pconsidine]

Needed to revive this thread. :)

Aroma
of
fresh sourdough bread
comes
from the ashes of today’s mistakes.

[poetinahat]

A minor
chord
of disagreement
plays
havoc with lovers,
but not Mingus. Goodbye, Porkpie Hat

[skylarburris]

Wordsworth spoke
of
a solace found
in
forms that never formed
prison walls, in a world before pi.

[P.H.Delarran]

amusement
gives
respite, gives time
back
to the weary heart
laugh deeply and joyfully,my friend

[pconsidine]

Nice work, P.H.

And major points to poetinahat for adding Mingus to the thread in any capacity. :)

[ddgryphon]

black kitten
rests
in warm sunlight-
white
kitten's head rising,
falling, with each breath in unison

[Godfather]

I saw her
and
she stopped me dead
my
mouth agape in awe
if only I could see her once more

[Godfather]

singing songs
of
freedom and wrongs
watch
my life unfolding
in my words, my voice; here's my story

[Godfather]

i was born
sick
watching others
tears
always the weakest
but now my time has come, redemption

[Godfather]

redemption
black
my freedom breathes
white
to do as i want
but my mind, my arms hold me fast. Grey.

[Godfather]

beggar man
dead
walking dead streets
we
see him, we don't care
just another person to ignore

[pconsidine]

Telephone
rings.
Forgotten voice
plays
a sour note in the
improvisation I try to live.

[pconsidine]

Novocaine
comes
in the form of
notes
written on a staff-lined prescription.

[Billytwice]

Mathematics
was never
one
of my strong points.

[ddgryphon]

Mathematics
was never
one
of my strong points.

See post number 1 (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showpost.php?p=698788&postcount=1)

for the form:
3
1
4
1
5
9

Syllables

[dclary]

Imperfect
men
find their patterns
in
math and science and
fractally generated graphics

[Billytwice]

OK I
thought,
it amusing,
my
mathematical
form incorrect in application.

But I have learned from this exercise; your value for Pi is more accurate than the one I've been quoting for years.
Sometime in the distant past I was taught that Pi was equal to 22/7 or 3.1428571 etc.
A quick search on Google shows your figure of 3.14159 to be more accurate.

Now I am condemned to spend my Saturday researching Pi.

[Eveningsdawn]

try breathing--
it
can be harder
than
it looks at the first;
emotion overcomes, and stops you.