Sequences by John Hawkhead

dependent event
a Fibonacci sequence
that ends in zero

by John Hawkhead

This is a 5-7-5 sciku using mathematical sequencing terms to reference a life leading to death (‘zero’). The terms are:

• Dependent Event: In probability, the outcome of an event often depends on the outcome of another event.
• Fibonacci Sequence: Any sequence of numbers where the next number is obtained by adding together the two previous numbers e.g. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13…
•  Zero: another name for nothing or not existing.

Further reading:

‘The Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6 ed.)’, 2009, Earl, R. & Nicholson, J., Oxford University Press. Available: https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198845355.001.0001/acref-9780198845355

Author bio:

John Hawkhead (@HawkheadJohn) has been writing haiku and illustrating for over 25 years. His work has been published all over the world and he has won a number of haiku competitions. John’s books of haiku and senryu, ‘Small Shadows’ and ‘Bone Moon’, are now available from Alba Publishing (http://www.albapublishing.com/).

Read more of John’s sciku here!