Skydiving Poems


Premium MemberGravity's skydiving defiance

a space time matter
is gravity's defiance
flouting skydivers ~
Indoors space is limited
skywards, time is limited
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Categories: skydiving, games, sky,
Form: Tanka

Skydiving

Life's not precious
Some waste it
Some enjoy it.
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Categories: skydiving, engagement, life, perspective, sports,
Form: Than-Bauk


Honoring My Wild Side

Oh, wild side of me.
Pushing me to face my fears.
Skydiving was
the new adventure.

Day before the jump,
butterflies in the stomach.
I woke up several times.
I jumped over and over in my mind.

Concentrating on my breathing;
It kept me relaxed.
It's now or never!
Said, my wild side.

I literally putted myself, 
in the hands 
of God’s 
and my instructor’s.

Things were not
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Categories: skydiving, adventure, flying, god,
Form: Free verse

Sky Falling

High above the parade ground
Our four groups of three
Lined up in a helicopter
Hovering over the trees

With parachutes heavy on our backs
The jump master checks for any slack
Chutes tightly packed, closed with twine
Fastened by cord to the static line

No one wants to be the first
Though we all willingly volunteered
After several hours of training
Our first time was
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Categories: skydiving, culture, desire, encouraging, humor,
Form: Ballad

Premium MemberSkydiving

Skydiving is good to the very last drop
For a second parachute, I'd definitely opt
You'll need a nurse
Crashing to the earth
Or wind up as fertilizer for next spring's crop
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Categories: skydiving, fun,
Form: Limerick


Skydiving

I fall
From the highest mountain peak
From a skyscraper taller than eyes could see
From a star so high it must be a galaxy furthest from me, I fall
Skydiving, eyes closed and dreaming
Free falling into the moment before me
Faith in whats meant to be, will be
I let be
Letting go, falling still I see
A life fulfilled
Vibrant in beauty,
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Categories: skydiving, adventure, beautiful, courage, fear,
Form: Free verse

Skydiving

sky
diving
free-falling
parachute thrust 
up.
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Categories: skydiving, adventure,
Form: Lanterne

Skydiving Gone Wrong

your plane, in the air
prepare to jump, all is clear
flew out, with a tear
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Categories: skydiving, death
Form: Haiku
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