ixlr82 7 #1 February 15, 2003 I never thought I could do this. (Skydive) The morning after my wife had made a tandem jump, she was sitting on the porch writing a poem about her experience. She was clearly overwhelmed with emotion. After reading her poem and hearing her say to me, "This is something you'll never do", I knew I had to try. On the ride to altitude for my first tandem, the door came open at 8000 ft. and I could literally feel the blood in my veins turn to ice. I watched in horror as two skygods (probably a JM and student) hung from the wing, screamed, let go, and were engulfed by the great unknown. The rest of the way to 10K I tried to come up with a good excuse to not do it, but my brain refused to work. Needless to say, I jumped. 178 jumps later, I can say I am definitely hooked. Hello from Oregon. My name is Jim. Here is my wifes poem that sucked me into this crazy journey. THE WORLD ROARS! (by Amy Ingraham) Fear fills every pore in my body. My legs ar heavy and unsure. The winds are strong and certain. Feet set. I hold onto my straps. I hold onto me. I am alone. Ready...Set...Rock...Ready...Set...Rock...Ready... Let go Arch Look There is no up. There is no down. There is nothing to see. The world is gone. Floating Surrendering Accepting I am more than my body. My spirit lives. Arms out. I can see the earth. I am flying. I am freedom. I am safe. I am present. I am a child. I am alive. I am my spirit. Look...Reach...Pull SILENCE My spirit catches my body. A parachute catches us both. floating The air is cold. My mouth is dry. I laugh. I breathe. I hear the voice behind me. The earth is far. The earth is near. I look up to see a colorful canopy smaller than I had imagined. I am dependent. We practice. Ready...Set...Flare We stop. We are suspended. Ready...Set...Flare We float I relax. With the wind: fast. Against the wind: slow Motion. Swinging. Swaying. Weaving. Wondering. Anticipating. Questioning. We move closer to the earth. I move closer to the familiar me. The ground approaches. See the horizon. Ready...Set...Flare Feet together. I am back __________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #2 February 15, 2003 Welcome to the forums! Your wife wrote a wonderful poem that really captured the essence of skydiving. Cudos to her, and cudos to you for taking the bait when she said, "This is something you'll never do"! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #3 February 15, 2003 Welcome! Your wife wrote a very nice poemJ -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
numbknuckle 0 #4 February 15, 2003 Hi That poem does a better job at stirring emotions than my favorite 1 minute videos. Your wife really did "catch the essence of the jump". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
judyindeskys 0 #5 February 15, 2003 Hi Jim! Welcome. Your wife's poem is so true. Has she continued to jump, too? judyindeskys Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pablito 0 #6 February 15, 2003 beer "If you don't overcome your fears they will overcome you first" Shady Monkey/6Segundos Rodriguez/AKA Pablito Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifallout 0 #7 February 16, 2003 Glad to have you here. Good poem, I like it. Bill have fun, love life, be nice to the humans Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ixlr82 7 #8 February 16, 2003 My wife is definitely hooked as well, although it was touch and go with the static line progression. She flipped through her riser twice on the 3 second delay. That freaked her out enough that she went somewhere else, did AFF through Level 6, then returned to our dropzone for the remainder of her training. It's raining...Oregon...gonna go watch the new 2002 Rantoul video __________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #9 February 17, 2003 Hi and welcome.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #10 February 17, 2003 Ohhh a skydiving family! Very good, glad to have both of ya!Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyboyshell 0 #11 February 23, 2003 WelcomeBlue Skies!!! FlyBoyShell EarthBound FreeFly Suits Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
