#riddlepoems — Public Fediverse posts

My second book of Riddle-Poems has been published! Thanks to many people here in the #mastodon community. Many of these poems were the result of prompt words from @tanweerdar (#mastoprompt) and @gus (#scifiprompt) and all of them were vetted/tested here first!

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#SciFiPrompt 104: #motherboard

If you decide to alter me,
Remove my drive and memory,
My personality persists
In tables or in ordered lists
Despite the way my data’s stored.
But don’t replace my motherboard,
Assigning my old network name,
Expecting me to be the same.

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#SciFiPrompt 84: Space suit

The future’s now, and how you’re dressed
Is everything. To look your best
When traveling in this Universe
Through worlds of interstellar commerce
And meeting with alien shareholders:
A skin-tight fit with Saturn-shoulders,
A classic for your long commute…
What we like to call our “space suit.”

@gus I guess I forgot to post this one.

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#SciFiPrompt 102: In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)

Relying on ISRU,
Machines that easily cut through
The regolith and banded gneiss
To gather ore and frozen ice,
We live with everything we need.
A simple concept, though indeed
The acronym wants explanation:
In situ resource utilization.

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#SciFiPrompt "Ancient"

Behind the veil we pull the strings,
With secret handshakes, signet rings,
And ancient ritual initiation.
The governments of every nation
Have members in their highest ranks.
We own the land, control the banks,
And you can see our influence still
In symbols on the Dollar Bill.

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