Above each distant peak and skyward ship,
Fast-flowing streams of dust bombard the Earth;
Releasing beads of life from Newton’s grip,
Transporting them through space to bring new birth.
 
Did everything we know just hitch a ride,
On streams of dust that sailed an unseen tide;
These particles just drifting in the sky,
May hide the echoes of a time gone by.
Fast-flowing streams of dust bombard the Earth.
This is a Heroic Rispetto, inspired by recent research that has found how life may be transported between worlds via streams of fast-moving space dust.
Previously it was believed that asteroids were the main mechanism through which life was transported between