One of the prompts for this month’s Ethical ELA Open Write was to write Fibonacci poems. I chose two very different hunters.
The photo of the hawk is via Unsplash, and the photo of the “lion” is our very own Hemingway (aka Hem).
Margaret has this week’s Poetry Friday roundup at Reflections on the Teche.
A(nother) Year of Reading 
I had to chuckle at the sleeping cat dreaming of being a lion. We have heard stories of hawks attacking the heads of humans. It’s nature, and we have invaded their space.
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Oh, that ‘unlucky lunch’, true! And house cats having ‘tiger dreams’. I guess in their own world, they are ‘king’.
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Hunters are always hunters, even sleeping balls of fluff, I like the two you chose, thanks Mary Lee!
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Mary Lee, great poem! I love “she waits for an unlucky lunch.” True for the lunch, but I’m sure the hawk is feeling happy and lucky. I adore the photo of your sleeping lion and I got a kick out of the line “He’s a lion in his own mind.” (LOL) because I know exactly what you mean. My cat, Tigress chirps wide eyed at the birds through the window. When I let her outside the birds, gang up on her and squawk loudly. She looks at me and I say, “The birds are right. Stay away. Just like I told you. Remember no butterflies and bees, either” She cowers down and slips into her jungle, my garden. Thank you for sharing and the inspiration, I am wondering if it would be okay if I used both of your poems as mentor poems in my notebook to help me. I will include your name with a copyright symbol.
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Oh, Hemmingway….you are adorable. My cat, Ira, is such a scaredy cat. But, I think he believes he’s a lion too. I love that poem so much! I’ll have to read it to Ira. Super fun post.
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Nicely done, Mary Lee! Love that sleeping lion!
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How clever these are! I have not written a fibonacci poem — so compact and concise. You inspire me want to give it a try!
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*You inspire me, and I want to give it a try!
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Mary Lee, the ending lines are wonderful, especially the one using the word unlucky. Your cat is quite the daredevil. Enjoy your wekend.
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I extra love the sound echoes in your red-tailed hawk fib, Mary Lee!
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Mary Lee, I love the contrast in the hunters in your Fibonacci poems. I love everything, Fibonacci!
You are very clever, imagining their dreams and actions! Thanks for sharing.
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Mary Lee, I love your Fibonacci poems, and the photos add so much. Hemingway looks a bit like a mini lion here. Sweet post.
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Oh I love “stalking the squirrels.” I am going to add this to my forms to try. Haven’t done a Fibonacci in ages!
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Very fine Fibonaccis here, Mary Lee. Both build momentum with the additional syllables. Yesterday I saw one osprey pursuing another, trying to get the fish it had. The fish carrier managed to escape. Lots of nature drama.
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“Unlucky lunch”– how perfect! Thank you, Mary Lee!
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“Hunched / hawk / perches” – oh yes, the red-tailed hawk that visits our yard does that. (It also screams VERY LOUDLY and chases other birds away when they come near while a hunt is in progress!)
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Great tension and sweet humor, Mary Lee.
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I love Fib poems, and these are terrific, Mary Lee! The last lines of pack a punch in both their meanings and sounds.
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I love both of these poems, Mary Lee! Fibonacci is one of my favorite things in nature, mathematics, and now words. When I worked with TAG students it was a favorite unit. Love it. Thanks for sharing yours!
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