Sense Sonnet - Acher

 St.  Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's fire, a weather thing,

First noticed by sailors afloat,

Warning of a strike of lightning,

When a mast lit up on a boat.

Turns out charged ions caused the glow.

When lightning flashed but did not hit,

The sailors were relieved and so

Gave St. Elmo credit for it.

Since then many a tale's been told

How a St. Elmo's fire took hold

And lit a spark inside and out.

St. Elmo's fire burning in me.

A bad case of heartburn it be.