OPTIONAL POETRY

     Some parted the water cleanly from the greatest height,      some from lower, some less cleanly,      bodies reaching terminal velocity, in three seconds halfway, in eight seconds, entry      into the deepest pool, gulped up by sapphire,      time moving a bit less predictably, (or perceptions flowing relative to impact,)      seen in phase changes at the airport drop-off,      this area is for loading and unloading […]