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Upon a Celestial Wind

UPON A CELESTIAL WIND

UPON A CELESTIAL WIND
aPproaching the speeD of light		
loOse particles gathEr,			
iroN, carbon, silicon…			
many Atoms Form			
amino aCids, mIcrobes			
as biochEmical compouNds,		
as molecuLes that			
created seEds of lIfe,			
our meteor Showers			
gifT of comeTary nucleus		
forged from fIre and icE			
oxygen and a cArbon atom		
atmospheric evoLution			
question isn’t hoW			
such a mysterY begIns			
but did life for maN begin		
UPON A CELESTIAL WIND?

*NOTE: the acrostic is diagonal capital letters even though they appear not to line up, the spaces are identical.
Jan 15/17

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Anil Deo

Date: 4/23/2017 4:34:00 AM

New to me, and very impressive. Gotta run ...shalom, shalom ALWAYS! AD

Phatt Matt

Date: 1/22/2017 1:27:00 PM

cool read congrats!~Phatt

Mark Martin

Date: 1/22/2017 12:26:00 PM

This really appeals to my science and engineering background. Really enjoyed it! Congratulations on your win Phil! :-)

Phil Capitano
Date: 1/23/2017 3:49:00 AM

Yes mine too but those with a religious bent find it hard to swallow. Thanks for commenting.

Jan Allison

Date: 1/21/2017 4:22:00 PM

Shame the bolding didn't work for you Phil ... you made my brain have to work hard to find the message ! Many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

Phil Capitano
Date: 1/21/2017 5:39:00 PM

Yes it was easier to see when I wrote it on my program, bold letters of two different fonts. Thank you.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 1/21/2017 3:21:00 PM

Oh, Phil, how you made me work at this one! What a delight! Congrats!

Phil Capitano
Date: 1/21/2017 5:42:00 PM

Sorry about that, it was easier to read when I wrote it. This was a fun contest. Thanks :)

Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 1/18/2017 5:15:00 PM

A very thought provoking poem, Phil. Wish I had the ability to grasp the diagonal concept and decipher the message. Alas, such is life. A beautiful poem nonetheless. Love and peace to you.

Phil Capitano
Date: 1/19/2017 3:53:00 AM

Without the use of bold letters they do not appear the way they should; the acrostic runs diagonal from top left to bottom right, the message moves from top right and zig-zags to end on the 'Y' ("definitely" is the word). Thakns.