Sense Sonnet - Pumper

Luigi Welcomes 2019 - LP Zoo

Twenty eighteen has come and gone.
Twenty nineteen has made the scene.
Time to party and get it on.
I chew on lettuce 'twixt and 'tween.
I hear the keepers call my name,
"Luigi, guess what's here for you?"
This sloth is quick on the mind game
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo.
Human hands with lettuce come by.
I take a pause and open wide,
And lovely lettuce leaves from high
Turn into tasty treats inside.

Chewing lettuce is chewing cheer.
Lettuce have a Happy New Year.