“The origin of life / should be as unsurprising


as rocks rolling downhill,” / says the physicist whose equation shows
as rocks rolling downhill,” / says the physicist whose equation shows
the way atoms may arrange themselves / to become living things.
the way atoms may arrange themselves / to become living things.
Having seen a pebble become a toadlet, / I find this idea appealing.
Having seen a pebble become a toadlet, / I find this idea appealing.
And the new moon has taught me / the virtue of patience.
And the new moon has taught me / the virtue of patience.

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