CAN'T imagine anything worse
LOST and alone in an Underground Cave
AND WATER trapped ~ O what a curse
UNDERGROUND STREAM ~ No one to save !
STARVING & FREEZING ~ cries go unheard
THERE must be somebody around !
RESCUE must come ~ OMG I am scared
O HOW I hate it ~ confined and alone
BRAVE but SCARED ~ all my life's behind me !
I WANT to be FREE ! OMG please rescue me
A LIGHT and a SHOUT ~ OK BRIAN we'll get you out !
Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ Love BRIAN
This poem is also posted as FUSION "What makes
You scared ?" Please add your own poem ~ THANKS
POTHOLING (Spielology) is an Extreme Sport
and should never be attempted alone. You generally
have to get out the way you got in and water levels
can alter quickly ! It is a Worldwide Sport people
do die each year ~ as wit all extreme sports ! Don't
let that put you off ~ it is one of the most exhilarating
sports and it's like exploring another PLANET ! XOX
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Thanks KAT ~ There are some amazing Cave Systems in the USA ~ it is like Mountaineering ~ only you are climbing DOWN and not UP ! MINERS are very brave people and were often the first to discover a CAVE SYSTEM ! I have lost Friends through Rock Climbing ~ but never through POTHOLING ! Warm Hugs ~ BRIAN @@@
Oh Brian - The very thought of underground exploration makes me shudder so give me terra firma every time my friend - - loved the clever rhyming however in this acrostic sonnet.
THANKS FAY ~ Not everyone is enthused by POTHOLING and extreme Potholing is a real turnoff ! Pleased you liked the structure of the POEM ~ An acrostic sonnet is hard enough ~ to make it scan & rhyme is a miracle ~ this one just flowed ! Yours as ever BRIAN !
Drowning is my nightmare! I almost couldn't read this when I saw the picture! Oh you captured the terror all right!
Thanks LORNA ~ Having been raised on the Coast with the sea ~ lakes and lots of Swimming Pools I could swim as soon as I could walk ~ I have always loved Water and Waterfalls which has got me into some some hairy situations ~ especially Waterfall Climbs ! Water in caves is dangerous it can be much higher on the way out ~ than on the way in also the higher the water the lower the headroom ~ c'est la vie ! Thanks for commenting ~ Yours BRIAN
Shudder shudder..........
I visited working coal mines before they were closed as part of underground construction projects - not something I would wish to repeat. this brings back the memories - thanks Brian
YES MIKE ~ not a job for the claustrophobic ! I can understand why all TEEN MALES want to be FOOTBALLERS and all TEEN FEMALES ~ Models & Pop Stars we have some "would bes" in our extended Family I blame X-factor ! I have been down Mines ~ interesting environment. Miners I have spoken to say after a few months you just get used to it ! Thanks for y our comment BRIAN
A fine write Brian. Boo hoo, I was in a cave - safe enough, but they left me there. They heard me singing, and couldn't bear to be within 50 feet of me, even if they did want to rescue me! heehee.
Thanks STEVE we have sung in caves (DERBYSHIRE) when touring with the CHOIR very eerie ~ great acoustics and echoes ~ I can see why they kept their distance ! Yours BRIAN
This never used to be a fear of mine until about sixth grade. Now this is the stuff of nightmares, and I'm glad to have visted the caves near where I live before I developed the fear. Nice write.
YES INDEED AZURA ~ They can be claustrophobic ! The worst experience for extreme potholers is beinbg trapped underground with no way of escape due to a ROCK FALL or rising water. Some carry diving gear if there is a lot of water. It used to be mainly MEN (with a death wish ! ) now there are more ladies ~ who have an advantage of being smaller and slimmer ! Yours BRIAN
Well written and expressed
Just the picture alone gave me pause. Great poem to go with it. I cannot believe there is a sport called "potholing"! Never heard of it. Nope, not for me! lol Anxious hugs--Christina
Thanks CHRIS it is a bit spooky for me ! Potholing or Caving is very popular all over the World ! The USA has some of the best CAVE SYSTEMS in the World but nit in every STATE ~ Kentucky has the most extensive of course ! I like Rock Climbing as well but try not to take too many risks or operate outside my experience ~ in all Sports ! I did want to jump in the Niagara (Horseshoe Falls) but did not have my WET SUIT and Crash Helmet (JOKE ?) Thanks for your concern ! Brotherly Hugs ~ BRIAN
I have been in a few caves but never potholing, good write Brian.
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