No more winter, skip spring, go right to Summer. Comments?

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SPRINGBOARD DIVING

It's scary to soar
 off a 3-meter board
  with a lifelong fear of height!
So I trust to fate
 a Leap of Faith
  for launching my body in flight.

One step then two
 t'ward the edge of a plank
  concocting my plan of attack
Last strong leap
 to lift me aloft
  praying I don't land
    Flat on my back!

At takeoff time
 I calculate odds
  of successfully sailing to port
If mistake is made
 Or focus doth fade
  Just moments to push the abort.

Practicing more
 disasters galore
  I've trained my body to soar
I flip and flame
 above the wet plain
  'tis confidence open'd the door.

It keeps me alive
 the ability to dive
  to trust my body to act
When it does not
 and I fail to fly
  to accept my failure as fact.

One final truth
 'bout learning to dive
  "Success is far in the future"
It takes many tries
 and hopes you won't die
  Diving's a talent you nurture.

*Jellz* · Accepted Answer

Even more summery than my BBQ poem....well done Ice...great build-up and story line.....very enjoyable read!

♪♫NancyLiz ® ♫♪ ™ · Answer

I never mastered diving only because I cannot let my head go under the water. I panic
I however would love to dive from an airplane one day and float aimlessly down through the sky.. I think that would be awesome even though I am also terrified of heights, I never had a fear of flying

Mo Mo · Answer

I agree,No More Winter!I love diving off a divingboard,first you get this feeling of apprehension,but when you jump it is so fun.I too would like to skydive someday,Nancy.

- · Answer

This write if about far more that springboard diving....
life's a talent you nurture.

ma

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