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[aid] => mick
[title] => Chase the Wind
[time] => 2009-09-07 21:20:23
[hometext] => Magical moments in my life that are remembered and experienced even now
[bodytext] => Chase the Wind The experience of H.A.L.O. Different each time But, When done Seven Miles High At the break of dawn There is nothing to compare. As you ride the metal chariot to that altitude you question the veracity of your decision, but your resolve is set. You sit in your assigned spot you feel the vibration of the engines, they carry you to an unknown fate as your aircraft gains in speed and altitude rushing headlong into the ever-lightening void where the velvety soul of the retreating night surrenders to the paling edge of the dawning of a new day. Into the reverie of your thoughts the blare of the klaxon jerks you back. Back to the reality of what you are going to do. The final gear check Stand at the ready The ramp lowers then stops. You look into the maw of Eternity a blackness that beckons, with the winking of unevenly spaced specks of light. Entreating you to join them in the forever void of nothingness You feel the suction of the night wind pulling you towards the precipitous First Step You hear the roar of the unseen monster taunting you! challenging you! to leap into the maw of the unknown that awaits. The muscles in your back and legs begin to contract, you feel the tension build throughout your body that is, SCREAMING for the release of action Your hands shake your throat is dry you are poised on RAZOR'S EDGE The Jump Master finally signals you cannot hear the words but you know them ' Go- Go- Go' In a burst of furious energy you accelerate towards the end of the ramp! At ramps end YOU DIVE! INTO ETERNITY! in full abandon of common sense You are now in a different reality the rules that govern normal human behavior no longer exist. The world now consists of you and the rest of your life A new sense of freedom previously unexperienced commands your thoughts and senses, you perceive your surroundings with a clarity undefined by limitations. You are truly Chasing the wind At 35,750 feet there is no sense of falling nor of the cold. You turn toward the dawn and fly to greet the sun. You aim for a bank of clouds, your arms fold back toward your sides You attain Maximum Velocity!!! You are the speeding bullet! You want to scream for pure joy but the wind rips the sound from your mouth before it can be uttered. You punch a hole through the clouds roll to your back and watch the tendrils of white fleece as they provide the testimony of where you have passed. As you exit the bank of clouds Mother Earth again makes her presence known beckoning you back to the other reality. Without knowing how or when, you sense a loud pop, half of a heartbeat later you feel a massive jerk throughout your body. When you look up you see the canopy deployed You should feel elated you have completed another jump.... But the truth is; you feel cheated Because now you must walk with the other humans. Until again You can Chase The Wind [comments] => 3 [counter] => 235 [topic] => 49 [informant] => Duke [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => mystical )
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