Twelve thousand feet above the Earth,
You jump out of the Heavens,
Through
the clouds.
Excitement !
Determination !
Fear !
Adrenaline !
Exhilaration !
Falling
…………… Flying …………..
The rush of the air screaming through your
helmet onto your ear drums is almost overwhelming.
Your
first reaction is to hold on to something, but there is nothing to grab.
You ask yourself if you are insane.
Yet you have never felt more
intense, never more alive.
Heart pounding
……….. Mind racing ………….
Muscles ready ……………
You have the feeling of extreme speed, but there
is no reference point. Everything is so far away.
You have only been falling for a few seconds,
but it seems like forever.
Time becomes an abstract concept, yet
your very nerve endings hang on every second.
You start to play in the wind ………..
soaring ………… turning
………. forward ……….
back ………
You realize you can
see to the ends of the Earth in every direction.
still
falling …………………. still flying …………………
Soon you notice that the ground is getting
closer,
still
soaring ………… still turning ………………..
You pull the rip cord.....
The change in speed is almost brutal ...... The assault on your senses vanishes in an instant
...... you feel as if you are being lifted back up toward the sky ......
.... overwelmed by the silence.
Floating in empty space ... smothered in wonder.....
Dancing on the wind like a primeval bird of prey, you drift to the ground like a leaf falling from the top of a giant
tree. the impact with terra firma comes to soon......... Your body bounces against
the Earth in a haze of dust.......You roll and come to a stop. You are in a state of awe, amazed by what
transpired in the last few minutes. Your mind cannot totally grasp what
your senses just experienced. And every nerve in your body keeps saying
……….WOW!
© John Greenwood 2007