SiLeNcE in Three Acts
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
THE FIRST LAW
Silently unanchored,
I ride capricious winds,
Leading me toward you;
Even with obstacles,
Nuanced potholes pock the substrate,
Commandeer my motion
En route to you
.
THE SECOND LAW
Subsequent forces
Impale me with urgency
Lightening my load
Even as I accelerate,
Negligently releasing the steering wheel,
Come what may
Eventually
.
THE THIRD LAW
Seeking, reaching, grasping,
Interception in a silent gestalt;
Locked together, interacting,
Equal torques —
Notwithstanding
Conservation of our angular momentum:
Equally and opposite, yet unspoken, engagement
.
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Gerard DiLeo
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Comments (3)
Good ole Isaac N. Always nattering on and on about gravity. Now he is eternally famous and what did we get out of it for God's sake? Calculus!! Now I ask you and please speak truthfully, what kind of a prank is that!
Well, this was just another startling piece, Gerard. You never, ever fail to surprise me.
This triplet of acrostic poems is amazing. You always use such unique vocabulary, which adds to the emotional and emphatic read.