Touching the Sky

A poem I wrote in 8th grade. We had to write about a specific place, so I chose the place that nobody else has ever been before.

I jump
And then I run
Towards Her face
But my legs are motionless.
I sweat
Though Her breath is cold.
Her soft voice telling me stories
That I cannot hear over the roaring wind.
But I smile and wave anyway,
Acknowledging Her face
That I can see all around me.

I slow to a walk, and now I can hear.
Her story
Is one of
Her husband,
The Earth,
Who I walk towards now.
She tells me of how he was born
And how she was soon after.
And that they love each other dearly
But can never touch,
For He is the Earth
And She is the Sky.

And then I say goodbye to Her
And stand in front of the man,
Her husband,
Who is grinning.
Because for once
Someone was able to hear
Her story,
And not just His.
When put together,
They make The Story of Time.
For once.....

I turn away from him
And look into
The soft blue face
Of His wife,
Whom he can never touch.
And I smile and wait
For the day
She would tell her story
To me
Again.

Author's Note

So if you haven't figured out, this is a poem about the first time I want SKYDIVING. I first went in 5th grade and have done it 5 more times since then. Each one was an awesome experience.

Reviews

[r]

Oh. WOW. This is awesome. I love your poems. You are such an AWESOME poet.

I love the personification in it, and the wording is beautiful.

I want to go Skydiving! It sounds awesome!

[m]

Very beautiful and it really describes the feelings and stuff. You are a really good writer.

[clairenicole285]

this poem has a good voice in it. you have a fantastic talent for writing, and this poem shows that. :D

[PaperHearts]

Wow! This was such an awesome write! There was something really beautiful and simplistic about this piece that I liked, and I thought it was great how you incorporated the mythological aspect with the whole 'He is the Earth', 'She is the Sky' thing. I can't believe you've been skydiving. I'm incredibly INCREDIBLY jealous. :)
An amazing write, capturing a clearly amazing experience,
~PaperHearts