The Endless Ladder
Making daily
entry’s into this open diary of mine, I also get feedback from the website; how
many page reads today or yesterday or the last month or the year. I also have a just a rough idea of where in the
world they were read. All that adds to the pleasure of keeping my diary open as
I do. I have no idea who the page readers are and that is nice in a way too, a
bit of mystery eh? I have noticed that the posts that get read most often are concerning
my life as an ancient triathlete. The ones that are least interesting to many
people are the poetry pages.
Its rather a shame in a way because some of my
poems are about my training and some are aimed at helping others with a bit of
visualisation. This one today is an old one but I use this image often and find
it gets great results from beginners to swim training. It is useful in getting
the swimmer to stretch out in the front, and to push back too, it also encourages
a nice steady pace for longer swims. Another thing it deals with admirably, is
that old fashioned huge V shape that so many people find hard to lose between
the pull and the push phase, the hand action that looks like film director signing CUT! Try it……. You’ll like it!
It’s all quiet
Nobody is there
Keep moving on
Eye’s ahead where
Focus in this
Underwater scene
Still and tranquil
In bluey green
Far as the eye can see
It stretches on
How can it be
To infinity it has gone
Deep down inside
You know it leads
To something better
Where style succeeds
The endless ladder
The perfect tutor
Leads you on
Like a loving suitor
Passion to reach for
Something better
Rise to the bait
Of this chain letter
Reach forward
With your hand
To the next rung
And firmly land
Pull your self along
One rung at a time
This arm and then this
Rhythmically in rhyme
Plod away and
Keep a steady pace
Relax and settle
No need to race
Pull along
the side
Keep your reach
A little wide
Your memory teach
Slide again along
The ladder’s length
Grip and push back
Use your strength
One hand one side
One hand the other
Nicely spaced out
And then recover
Further along
More power then
Flowing movement
Smooth timing when
The Endless ladder
Cadence steady
Take a rest
When you are ready
Comfy now
Onward ever
Feel you could
Do this forever
Knuckle down to
Peaceful progression
The pleasure true
A satisfying lesson
Floating climb
Toward infinity
Settled style
With sure affinity
Pull-push away
Till the move remain
In muscle memory
A sweet refrain
Never reaching
The ladders end
A better swimmer
You are my friend
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