I had an idea for a new (?) format - Pyramid poems. Based on fibonacci poems, the number of syllables in each 3 lines increases by a factor of 3. So 1 syllable, then, 3, 9, and 27 and even 81 if you're really unhinged. the poems themselves are mid I think but the format is fun. Not sure if this has been done before.

pyramid poem 1 - higher power

 

I

am

fine

 

whether I

am alone

or with you

 

for after all, there is solace in

the idea of a higher power

who loves both you and me equally

 

and this higher power doesn’t stop there, whoever they are. they leave patterns and clues which betray the secret

these patterns are everywhere once you open your heart to them, call me crazy, but life is full of cyclical

movements, sounds, colors. these words spiral like a pyramid, I could go on but you’d stop reading, wouldn’t you now

 

pyramid poem 3 – sacrament of cheese

 

dogs

have

faith

 

not of the

biblical

sort, you know

 

they have faith in us to protect them

and keep them fed, and provide a home

their faith is constantly rewarded

 

humans don’t have the benefit of living under the same roof as their god, knowing his face and eating cheese

from the palm of his sacred hand. if you’re a good dog owner, your dog should be the first to receive communion

and thank his lucky stars every night, in prayer, for finding a gracious god to play tug-of-war with in the den

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