My Ode to the Student

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Just a little poem I wrote after AFF....I never knew how much I would love this sport..........cudo's to all skydivers...new and old school!


Ode to the Student

You look to Heaven with wonder and awe
And see no clouds in the big blue skies
A longing hits deep down in your soul
And all you want to get is 10 grand to fly

You can’t feel contentment these days
At lease not with your feet on solid ground
So you wait with impatience
For the 206 to touch down

You’re manifested on the very next load
So you make practice touches and review your dive
Then you load up, sit back and close your eyes
And actually enjoy that “long” 20 minute ride

You’ve heard people complain and heard them whine
But you’re too excited to even care
So you enjoy that “Cessna” flight up
And dream of the moment you take to the air

Finally that moment has arrived
The pilot throttles back after he yells “2 minutes”
And you make your way to the door
Then jump, arch and think “wow, I did it!”

You dive, you spin and finally get stable
You practice your ups, downs and 360 turns
Making sure you’re altitude aware
And always remember the things that you learned!

Now you want that chute to open wide
Cuz 4 1/2 grand sure comes up real fast
You pull then throw and the canopy catches air
And you ride toward the ground having a blast

Time to set up that landing pattern you wrote
You turn 180’s, 360’s and a few in between
Then “flare… flare flare flare” for a stand up landing
On that huge field of green……….

Family, friends, instructors and your coach
All run out to meet you as you come walking in
Yet all you can think of at this point is……
“Thanks Capitol Skydiving….manifest me again!!!!!!!”