Fib With Accidental Rhyme Poem by Paul Hartal

'Fib with Accidental Rhyme" bears similarity to haiku because of its strict structure. However, the haiku comprises 17 phonetic sounds in three phrases of 5,7 and 5, whereas the fib consists of 20 syllables in 6 lines, arranged in correspondence to the Fibonacci sequence of 1,1,2,3,5,8. The Fibonacci series involve the Golden Ratio, whose value of 1,618 manifests itself in nature, music and art.

The fib is a Western form of experimental poetry. Its history dates back to the Middle Ages, has had numerous poetic antecedents and is related to the development of the sonnet. Its contemporary form has been popularized by Gregory K. Pincus.