This poem came out of Torn World Muse Fusion for March 2011. It was inspired by a prompt from wyld_dandelyon and sponsored by Torn World user Michelle Goldberg. "Steam Power" plays around with the concept of a tile poem, which has four lines each containing a keyword -- or in this case, a key phrase -- in a different position. I had fun exploring different flavors of "steam" and "power" through the lines. This poem will be submitted for canon board approval, and if it passes, will be visible to the public on the main Torn World site.
-- a Torn World tile poem
Steam is the power behind civilization.
It steams from the power plants.
It powers the steam engines.
We would be nothing without steam power.
March 20 2011, 14:53:35 UTC 10 years ago
Yes...
March 20 2011, 18:23:39 UTC 10 years ago
Re: Yes...
March 21 2011, 00:50:02 UTC 10 years ago
Would you mind if, with credit given, I experimented with writing poems in this form?
Go for it!
March 21 2011, 01:19:41 UTC 10 years ago
I wrote "One-Tick Literature" to establish some stuff that Torn World contributors could play around with on ACEO cards. Hmm, I should probably write up an expansion for the Southern poetry article, describing the tile poem form.
Re: Go for it!
March 22 2011, 13:09:22 UTC 10 years ago