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Mark Toney Aug 19
“Failure is an option, but fear is not.” —James Cameron


stuff into your wetsuit
******* 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
Rhyme. © 2025 Mark Toney. --While SCUBA is an acronym for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, it has evolved into a common word on its own that’s spelled in lowercase letters. —Grammarly
James Cameron’s quote, “Failure is an option, but fear is not,” resonates deeply with scuba divers. —https://www.costaricadiveandsurf.com/best-10-diving-quotes-from-famous-ocean-lovers/
“Skeeters” is Southern-speak (USA) for mosquitoes.
Kaiden A Ward Jun 2019
the reefs that I call home
will become nothing more
than barren graveyards
of memory.
K Balachandran Jan 2018
a scuba diver,
stunned by coral display,
forgets his way back!
K Balachandran Mar 2016
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.
***** whales grow up to the length of 50 feet and weigh 45 tons
A colossal squid, it's food measures up to, 45 feet and weigh around 1000 pounds.
Anurag666 May 2014
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
Being-refers to the existence or life
Idea-inner self is far more bigger than outside world like the oceans ,it beholds your true purpose. (Matter of belief) so we should at least try to know what we really want.(even trying makes u happy)
And meditation is f..kin awesome.

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