Sense Sonnet - Pumper

Ed

It was a full life, all in all.
Fought in two wars as a marine.
Had to always keep on the ball,
Supporting wives and kids between
Times like heaven and times like hell.
A pitchman for all sorts of stuff.
I had the look and knack to sell.
But what I cannot praise enough
Was Johnny Carson and his show.
It was my privilege to be
His sidekick that basked in the glow
Of all those great years on T.V.

The very moment I was dead,
I could hear Johnny yell - "H e e e r e ' s Ed."