progress is not linear
everything is not
based on all known before

quantum leaps
eureka moments
spice scientific

discoveries
wave oscillations
sine waves

pendulum sways
periodic motions
propagate changes

equilibrium vibration
earth violent quakes
balances tectonic plates

physical systems
biological systems
human societies

civilizations empires
expand contract
rise fall cyclic changes

Terence George Craddock (Spectral Images and Images Of Light)

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/nature-impacted-civilizations/