#scuba
_“Failure is an option, but fear is not.” —James Cameron_
stuff into your wetsuit
strap on your BCD
from your regulator take two sips
excited you should be
we’re gonna scuba
in Aruba
(did you say Cuba?)
I said Aruba
stare at the horizon
big step into the fray
double fist tap o’er your head
shows them you’re ok
we’re gonna scuba
in Aruba
(did you say Cuba?) No!
I said Aruba
remember safety scuba
PADI rule of thirds a must
never hold your breath
or your lungs will surely bust
we’re gonna scuba (Yeah!)
in Aruba
(did you say Cuba?) No!
I said Aruba
finally we descend
enchantment ‘neath the waves
turtles, eels, stingrays, sharks
scenes that mankind craves
we’re gonna scuba (Yeah!)
in Aruba
(did you say Cuba?) No!
I said Aruba
we’re gonna scuba (Yeah!)
in Aruba
(did you say Cuba?) No!
I said Aruba. Yo!
.~.~.~
__Final thoughts in quintuplet couplets:__
_Water’s calm with clear blue sky
Summertime is nigh_
_Be sure to check your regulator
You can always thank me later_
_No more time for any rhyme
Dive five meters to escape the skeeters_
_If your mortgage is underwater
Are you certified to dive?_
_Sea Hunt was a favorite show
It’s great to be alive_
© 2025 Mark Toney
Aug 19, 2025
Aug 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM UTC
the reefs that I call home
will become nothing more
than barren graveyards
of memory.
Jun 22, 2019
Jun 22, 2019 at 1:02 PM UTC
a scuba diver,
stunned by coral display,
forgets his way back!
Jan 4, 2018
Jan 4, 2018 at 3:26 AM UTC
A scuba diver, head first like a dolphin,
goes in to the ocean, 100 feet down
in semi-darkness finds this apparition
something beautiful to behold in motion,
really really big and mysterious it appears
gliding gracefully spewing wonderment,
inviting reverence from all kinds of marine life
Clearly apologetic, for being out of place,
though he has encroached, in to a world
though not far from the sea surface,
yet in a depth where human has no place
all his scientific temper got evaporated
a simple villager now, gripped by wonder.
All he could think of anyone
fitting in to such magnificence
was God Almighty,himself.
"How do you do God?" he stutters,
aware that in plankton filled darkness
the mighty man is at the mercy of
the behemoth, looming large above.
The phenomenon in question,
***** whale"as we know him,
smiles and burps happily "Fantastic"
then he dives 6000 feet down, looking
for a colossal squid, succulent to be sure
the whole reason for him to play God
at this depth for sea creatures that lose
bearing in the haze of challenging depths.
Mar 12, 2016
Mar 12, 2016 at 5:59 AM UTC
I am a diver
My being,a vast and majestic ocean
Outside,beautiful ,glimmering,shimmering,and dynamic
Serene ,somber and smooth,constantly in motion
From inside,an abyss deep dark ,strong and fearful at times
Often mystical peaceful and intriguing, a calming notion.
Whenever free and possible ,alone and faraway from outside
Putting on the suit of my soul,I dive deep into my inner self
Relaxing my mind,eyes closed,shallow but calming breaths
I explore deeper and deeper,as an audacity to discover all.
All that REALLY LIES in these unfathomably magnificent depths
May 24, 2014
May 24, 2014 at 10:49 AM UTC