Poem: "Invention"

[ysabetwordsmith]

This poem came out of the January 7, 2020 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from technoshaman. It has been sponsored by janetmiles. This poem belongs to the Steamsmith series. It directly follows "On the Head of a Pin," so read that first or this will make no sense.


"Invention"
-- a Spenserian word sonnet


Feel.
Make.
Steel.
Shake.

Break.
Repair.
Ache.
There.

Stare.
Rotor.
Care.
Motor.

Pin.
Win.

* * *

Notes:

A word sonnet condenses the 14-line sonnet form to just 14 words.

A Spenserian sonnet uses the rhyme pattern abab bcbc cdcd ee.

Comments

[siliconshaman]

now.. I wonder what such mico-engine could be used for.. perhaps an equally small autonoma.

Not so much nano-tech as micro-tech...

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

I would guess either tiny tommies, or an array of small static machines (e.g. lights or fans) that are often deployed in numbers and would be less obtrusive than large ones.

Re: Yes ...

[siliconshaman]

..and now I have a mental image of a army of tiny tommies, all inside a bigger engine, maintaining it, repairing it, even upgrading it if needs be.

Re: Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Brilliant application! You should totally prompt for that. :D

Re: Yes ...

[siliconshaman]

The neat thing is, you only need to build the first one... then that one builds another, and those two build four.. and so on.. as long as you keep the raw materials coming and have them running that program. Then when you've got enough, switch them to maintenance.

I have no idea what prompt that would fit.. but the next time a suitable one comes up, considering this a advance prompt!!

Re: Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

I haven't set themes for the next fishbowls yet, and the call is still open. Technology? Robotics? Use your imagination.

Re: Yes ...

[siliconshaman]

Oh yes, good idea.

Re: Yes ...

[(Anonymous)]

Lit-up screens, or a fancy mechanized chess set (or other sort of game?) Maybe a sort of sewing machine, ornamental beads and buttons, or toys (dollhouse, pets).

[kengr]

I'm sure Agatha Hetereodyne could tell you. :-)

[technoshaman]

<3

[zeeth_kyrah]

I wouldn't have used steel, at least not before testing other materials. Maybe glass, diamond, monocrystal aluminum (sapphire, in other words), or something similar. But then, I have ulterior information about microtech and nanotech devices.