Robert Erlandson

No word for it

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.
― Friedrich Nietzsche

In 1975  the mathematician, Benoit Mandelbrot gave a name to the forms created by chaos, fractals.

Finally, a word to describe mountains, waves, shorelines, snowflakes, trees, and yes, dancing stars in the dark night sky.  A word that also describes ancient drawings found on cave walls, the tile work adorning the Alhambra, patterns from oriental carpets, and Inca stonework.

calming
the beauty of clouds through the trees
science and art
entwine in my being
giving birth to haiga

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About the Author

Robert Erlandson has published his work in cho, Haigaonline, Daily Haiga, failed haiku, Frog Pond, Bones, Cattails, Ribbons, The Heron’s Nest, and Prune Juice. His chapbook, AWE, of poetry and images speaks to the incredible relationships between nature, art, and mathematics. See more on his website, Circle Publications.