Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Speaking in Tongues

The snakes do use their tongues so that

They sense what's on ground and in air,

To better know their habitat,

What good and bad is now to share.

The snakes' eyesight and hearing is

Quite poor and so to compensate,

Their tongues do most of sensing biz

So they can fully acclimate.

The snakes flick their tongues in and out,

Transferring data through a gland,

And to clarify any doubt,

The brain ponders to understand.

The snakes have tongues that truly speak

Of information they might seek.