ysabetwordsmith: Maryam Smith in a tophat (steamsmith)
[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
This poem came out of the January 7, 2020 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from [personal profile] technoshaman. It has been sponsored by [personal profile] 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.

Re: Yes ...

Date: 2020-01-09 11:27 pm (UTC)
From: (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).

Profile

ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
ysabetwordsmith

July 2025

S M T W T F S
   1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 2526
2728293031  

Most Popular Tags

Page Summary

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags