Zeitgeist is a word I'd never
Even heard of until
I was asked by a friend
To write an acrostic on it. It is of
German origin, which not
Everyone may know.
It is formed from two words, 'geist' meaning
Spirit, and 'zeit', which
Translates as time.
John Carter Brown
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/zeitgeist-an-acrostic/