eggie (25)in #writing • 8 years agoUNIQUE VERSE ............ A poem [and yes, the title is a pun, to be liked or hated by science nerds]UNIQUE VERSE I try to think of something big [A topic for this ode] But nothing comes to mind. Then it occurs [to me] that Nothing is really big For what is anything but…eggie (25)in #writing • 8 years agoBUBBLENEST ... Chapter 3 of a Science Fiction Novel [ other chapters via the tags writing fiction scifi science eggie ]BUBBLENEST CHAPTER THREE SEASHORE Piers chose a serpentine path through the park on his way to the beach. When he was alone and had no need to hurry, he invariably did…eggie (25)in #writing • 8 years agoPOSTED IN ERROR BEFORE EDITING COMPLETE --- PLEASE SEE LATER VERSION MAYBE 30 MINUTES OR SO LATER.POSTED IN ERROR BEFORE EDITING COMPLETE --- PLEASE SEE LATER VERSION MAYBE 30 MINUTES OR SO LATER.eggie (25)in #writing • 8 years agoCAT COUCHANT ............................................................. A poem in celebration/damnation of the domestic cat, felis catus.. Sleeping cat Never snoring Sleeping cat Puddle of fur Sleeping cat Of birds dreaming Feathers fly, as birds fly As blood flies Cats with balls of wool Play.eggie (25)in #writing • 8 years agoMAYBE, JUST MAYBE ......................................A cryonics poem [ but maybe not obviously; can you spot rythms within it?]Eggshells and skeletons, A crumple-clatter jive, Neon and helium To die to be alive To hell with hell Flame and ice There ain't no god And death is nice!eggie (25)in #writing • 8 years agoEXTINCTION EVENT ..................................... A short thoughtful poem.What of Earth with man not there? Birds and bison oblivious of our lack. The fleas might miss us.eggie (25)in #writing • 8 years agoDRAGON COUCHANT ................................ A poemSleeping in its ash-dry lair, The dragon dreams of yesteryear, When it's wake was paved with fear, Of how in those far-off days, It inspired the doleful lays, Of bards…eggie (25)in #fiction • 8 years agoBUBBLENEST Chapter 2 of a Science Fiction Novel [ other chapters via the tags eggie fiction sf novel adventure ]BUBBLE NEST CHAPTER TWO FIRST INTERVIEW The waiting room was enough like any other waiting room in the human resources section of a well-funded research organisation…eggie (25)in #fiction • 8 years agoBUBBLENEST Chapter 1 of a Science Fiction Novel [ other chapters via the tag eggie ]BUBBLE NEST CHAPTER ONE PRELUDE Dawn broke gently, but brilliantly. In minutes the dazzling light poured through the high windows of Piers’ loft, to bathe his still…eggie (25)in #fun • 8 years agoA Twitching TaleIf snakes be legged lizards And lizards legged snakes A snakeless leg a lizard's is 'Cause a lizard's got what it takes.