Diving Poems

Nacre to Nacre Within

I plunge beneath the tide of the restless sea.
through corridors of green where shadows lunge at me;
the water’s pulse warps what I can see,
each beat a thrust towards my fate's mystery.
Silt now erupts, choking faded memories,
Shells lock shut, like vaults closed by ancient decrees;
I probe for grit wrapped tightly in silver coat's gleams,
With a silky

In Diving the Coast Off Aruba

In diving the coast off Aruba,
He thought he would play his best tuba.
The fish thought it odd,
The stingray said “Todd,
That isn’t the way to do scuba.”

Diving For Pearls

There are truths in disguise
but only one truth

Between Heaven and Hell
— time hides the difference

(Dreamsleep: December, 2024)

Diving into heaven with dirt on heels

(I only thought about becoming a serial killer)

I am laid back even when 
Standing on the loped off shoulders
Jereremy the ant
Jeff the ant
All the j
Auntie dissed establishment tarry 
I like ism’s
Rembering my romance with 
Shakespeare get Gogh
paint my words with            S paces
nearly fillled
Along ago

Deep Diving

I'm way ahead of the darkness that cast shadows
& there's no looking back when moving with his light
I'm light years away so even if you're walking by
I'm still way too out of sight
Crystal clear blue sight sees the waves way before 
they reach gritty shores
I pulled anchors & set sail to see what this voyage
had

Baptism of the Broken

Swirling and broken
Diving in with mind and flesh
Into the serene

Dumpster-Diving Deity

Dumpster-Diving Deity

By Mark D. Stucky
Dirty, broken, and forgotten,
discarded as worthless junk
at garage sales and trash collections,
were treasures I have rescued.
Where others saw rubbish,
the eye of this beholder
saw creative potential.
After repairing, cleaning,
and polishing or painting,
the old items were resurrected
into new lives and new homes
with myself and others.

Likewise, the Word-made-flesh dumpster-dove
into the bloody wreckage of our world,
to

Mister Jones

If you're sitting comfortably and have locked your mobile 'phones,
I'll tell you all a story about Indiana Jones
I met him on a wooden bench whilst strolling through a park
He was mumbling incoherently about some missing ark

At some point back in history, a loaded ark set sail
The animals had disembarked according to his tale
Instead, some coins

Free Diving

In superhuman ability or the golden ring sought 
filling the lungs to capacity into the waves besot 

Faster and deeper into the depths sleek as if born to this world
Seeing what few will ever as around its denizens swirled

Diving off an undersea high rise of stones  not trodded by men
my own breath becoming troubled

Abalone Bed

The channel islands off the coast
of California were my home
on weekends sailing with my dad
on glassy seas, on froth and foam.

On Fridays after work he’d head
to Catalina on the wind.
Sometimes, the trips were fast and rough;
sometimes, you thought they’d never end.

I’d go below when it got dark;
he’d often sail late in the night,
drop anchor in

Diving Deep

What is it that keeps me
Diving so deep 
Into a look
A word, 
A feeling, 
A name

For something eternal

A connection to what?

A past, a present, a future?

This dark stagnant soul
Starving for energy
Drawn to the edge
Of the big black abyss
That takes you 

Somewhere

Anywhere

Someday

But for now
There's baby smiles
Birdsongs
Fresh rain
Morning coffee
And a face
That knows yours

Even when it's long gone

Diving

A Biden Trump Love Story

The man with launchpad hair glides by

Glowing orange in the mountain view

A red balloon bobbles by his side

The other man holds his diaper high

Blows bubbles and waves a magic wand

Hand in hand both men dance in circles

Skip right off the cliff together

Or is it to the left of heaven

As the media suggested

They kiss the world

Slam Synchronized Olympics Diving Injustice Slam

Watching the Olympics news
coverage today

Sadly this is the conclusion 
i came to afterwards

Our British male duo won gold 
in the synchronized diving event

Brilliant yes of course an 
unbelievable achievent

But given more than any other
sport the clue being in the name

It should be equal appreciation
and praise for each as without
the other winning is simply
an impossibility

So how

Crystal Ocean Trench

 
A giant crystalline hole
of deep ocean
water.

Adventure
for swimmers
and divers
brave !


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July 5, 2021


Poetry/Verse/Crystal Ocean Trench
Copyright Protected, ID 07-1369-058-05
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France

(Inspiration, Image #4 - 7 lines and 14 words)

Written for the Standard contest, Picture This 2
sponsor, Joseph May

Second Place

You Newer Know When You Are In Too Deep

It lay gleaming in the window
It was the day after payday
You newer know when you are in too deep

I went inside
Looking at a diving watch, a quite good-looking one
You newer know when you are in too deep

A pretty shop assistant
Her smell
You newer know when you are in too deep

She didn’t smell bad
She didn’t use perfume
You

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