Arc of the divers

I’ve found that people, especially those who like sport, can get quite into the some of the ‘minor’ sports during the Olympics (hockey, archery, the keirin ? ). For me it’s the diving, particularly the synchronised diving pairs. It’s the grace, the speed and the neat entry, and the slow-motion replays.

 

Arc of the diverS

Still

reach

bounce

launch

twist

unwind

to tuck

spin

unfold

spear

disappear

splish

 

Clean lines, so clean it wipes the memory,

the sensation is all that remains

 

They know

how they executed

For us, the slow motion replay;

 

Parallel synchronicity,

Where every flaw would be exposed,

a graceful flawless elegance.

Twisting like tree ornaments in the wind

Spinning like clockwork, the inner wheels

Every frame a picture of grace and tension

Out of the tuck to break the plane together

Leaving two puffs of water

As if they had shot into another dimension

 

They’ll show that replay again.