- SteamPunkAs Labor Populism
- SteamPunk: A New "Guilded" Age?
- 5th Gen. Seattleite's Dismay: "Boneshaker"
- Absinthe (AKA "the Green Fairy")
- Remembering the "Steam" in Steampunk: the Virginia V.
- "Steam" in Steampunk, part II The S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien
- "Steam" in SP pt. II, the regal triple expansion steam engine.
Most of my writing tends to be serious. Well, I'm covering subjects that are serious. And I feel a duty to express well a point of view not often encountered.
However, there is a long, long thread over at The Steampunk Empire site: "The Last Poster Wins." A few days ago, the subject was alcohol (beer, rum, cognac) and SP. Then people posted in rhyme form, a prompt for me to attempt the same. SteamPunk is also about DIY and fun. Here's my foray into humor. Caveat lector...
The Green Fairy
The habits of a century past
Upon us have their shadows cast.
That shadow is an enticing green,
Which gambols across the mind's screen.
And wise our predecessors were
For introducing us to her.
Oh good Fairy, we follow yonder
For absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.
7/20/2011
EngineRmRaphi