Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Colosseum

The Colosseum I am called.

For centuries in Rome I've stood.

First audiences were enthralled

With fight to the death games that would

Be the main entertainment for

How to spend an entire fun day,

Attended by both rich and poor.

But then Rome's empire fell away.

Some bad earthquakes did take their toll,

And folks stole lots of my loose stone.

Gone were all my glory days role,

But then a new lease on life shone.

A tourist attraction today,

With dif'rent kinds of games to play.