Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Melodramatic

Mountie hero, Dudley Do-Right,

Dim-witted but cheerful good soul.

Damsel in distress, Nell, in plight.

Dudley to save her, his main goal,

Cuz Snidely Whiplash, villain vile,

Has kidnapped Nell to be his bride,

And is dragging her down the aisle.

Dudley does confront evil Snide.

Dudley tells Nell to run away.

His horse outside does wait for her.

Dudley will force Snidely to stay,

Damsel Nell must be saved for sure.

While the two do fight, Nell of course

Does do elope with Dudley's horse.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 A Bone to Pick

Some jerk did jerk this herring out

Of my water life to land death.

The jerk cared not at all no doubt,

Out of water I'm out of breath.

The jerk did take me to a house.

Onto a table I was thrown,

And then deboned by this jerk louse.

The table cloth had pattern shown

Of herringbone, a style to match

The pattern of my skeleton.

I soon got fried as Friday catch,

Then eating of me was begun.

This herring is happy to note

A bone got stuck in this jerk's throat.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 My Call to Paint

I am a child who Mom and Dad

Nurture my creative art style.

I paint on walls, they're never mad.

They praise my work, each with a smile.

Just doing my art work at home

Is sometimes boring and so I

With my paints go outside and roam,

And find new places to apply

My creativity which some

Are quite upset by my showpiece.

I do not feel very welcome

When these meanies call the police.

So right now Mom and Dad do be

In Court trying to defend me.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Lose the Shoes

"Here Comes the Bride" does start to play.

Dad and I stand ready to go.

At last it is my wedding day,

And my spirit does feel aglow.

I take a step and I do flinch.

All morning this has bothered me.

My white high heels do sorely pinch.

Uncomfortable I do be.

My soon to be Mom in law bought

These shoes as a gift for me to

Wear this special day, so I'm not

Really certain what I should do.

Wedding decorum I uproot,

And down the aisle I go barefoot.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Glimpse Into My Heart

I was so happy when I got

A heart to call my very own.

I planned to have a heart a lot,

And not feel heartless all alone.

But when I felt for my heartbeat,

I could not feel as felt I should.

A test I needed to complete,

And the results were sure not good.

After carrying out my plan,

The tears I shed made my face rust.

My opened chest of this tin man

Showed my heart of silk and sawdust.

I glimpse into my heart and see

The Wizard of Oz fibbed to me.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Premonition

The Pharaoh woke up in the night,

Awful dreamt premonition had,

A wall of water of such fright,

Moses smiling so must be bad.

Pharaoh sent for Soothsayer who

Could see the truth but chose to lie,

Seemed the logical thing to do,

Pharaoh being a vengeful guy.

So Soothsayer assured all be

Nothing Pharaoh should fret about,

Just a harmless wet dream really.

Pharaoh could rest easy no doubt.

But Soothsayer thought with a smile,

"The old fart is going Sea Nile."

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Young Cooks

No matter where children be from

They each and all do like to eat

Fav food for them that is welcome

And considered to be a treat.

Many children do show a yearn

To learn to cook their fav'rite food.

They learn to take care not to burn

Themselves letting their skin intrude

Upon the stoves and ovens hot.

Extra precaution need be took

When handling heated pan and pot,

Early lesson on how to cook.

There are even children who be

Liking cooking of broccoli.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 No You Can't

You can't make me love you just by

Singing a song to tell me that.

I listen to you sing and I

Find all your notes all falling flat.

You don't sound like you're singing of

The real, telling me what I must

Do over right to get your love.

Sure sounds like more a song of lust.

So "baby" sing your song elsewhere.

You've nothing more I want to hear.

Find someone else to maybe share

Your come on lines, sing to the mirror.

You can't make me love you, so be

Not wasting voice singing to me.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 "Dolphin"tastic

We are the Dancing Dolphins three

Who wow the crowds of humans that

Watch our choreography

In our water habitat.

Close together, all in a row,

Our timing is quite exact.

Flip up and down and to and fro,

Expertly performing each act.

Doing the show for humans is

A bunch of fun that we three get.

We love the glamour of show biz,

And splashing the humans all wet.

Our fav'rite dolphin talkish?

"Hey, how 'bout tossing us some fish?"

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Sonnet CVIII By T.S. Eliot

T.S. Eliot did pen out

In a sonnet some question he

Thought out and causing him his doubt

About his sexuality.

The sonnet's penned for a "sweet boy"

Who Eliot wants to tell of

The truth they never can enjoy,

The shared between of mortal love.

Eliot now an old man with

The "dust and injury" of age

Finds "first conceit of love" a myth.

Sad thoughts shared on a sonnet page.

With the sadness his thoughts be said,

For Eliot such love be dead.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 No More Time

There was a time that mattered when

I thought I could not live without

You being always with me, then

Time came and I began to doubt

Your commitment to me indeed,

To feel that I was not enough

For you and to fulfill your need.

And so the choice I made was tough.

The truth to you I did make known.

A life without you I would live.

I would be leaving you alone.

I had no more time left to give.

The time that mattered once before

No longer matters anymore.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Seeking "Purr"fection

I am Picasso, pussy cat,

Tomming the alleys up and down,

Bringing art to the habitat

Where needed in my Paris town.

There is no blue period for me.

Each night I paint the town all red.

Popular with gals I do be.

A lot of orgies I have led.

But I take time to paint upon

The alley walls my works of art,

A visual phenomenon,

With brush in paw, paint forth my heart.

My work and play is never done,

As through the alleys I do run.

 

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Turtlely Spaced Out

I be a giant turtle with

The whole of Earth upon my back.

Got conjured up in human myth,

Humans have such conjuring knack.

So why a turtle some do ask?

Perseverance, longevity

Make me well chosen for this task,

Carrying the world upon me.

I know that science now disputes

This turtle having such a role,

My tripping out earthly pursuits.

Science has to feel in control.

Going through space and time will tell

If I keep Earth upon my shell.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Wood or Wood Not

We trees began to notice that

More wooden benches under us

Coming to this park habitat.

At first we trees did have no fuss.

But over time the humans came

And cut us trees down one by one.

And some of the wood was the same

Of how the benches built be done.

We trees of course did wonder why

These benches need be made of wood,

Causing us trees to have to die.

We wondering did little good.

Wooden benches now all around.

I am the last tree still aground.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 The Dragon Bridge

The Dragon Bridge in Vietnam

In Da Nang over River Han.

Golden serpent in stretched aplomb,

A visual phenomenon.

Twenty two hundred feet in span,

Opened up in twenty thirteen

With six lanes for traffic flow plan,

The dragon stretching 'twixt and 'tween.

To the airport, the quickest way

That a to and from can get done,

And so far there's no toll to pay.

The dragon adds to scales of fun.

The Dragon Bridge, one to admire,

Especially when it breathes fire.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 A Morning After

A morning after partying

I took my uncle's boat to go

Out to Mosher Island thinking

The fresh air would clear my head so

I'd better be able to host

A picnic later in the day.

There be lots of chickens to roast.

Suddenly all began to sway.

I looked and saw the boat had struck

The branches of a floating tree.

It was a morning of bad luck.

Why do these things happen to me?

My uncle was mad, I should note,

When he found out I sunk his boat.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Bike Request

I am a bicycle who is

Just taking a short rest break from

My flower delivery biz.

I watched the closer you did come

Up the sidewalk nearer to me,

And could guess what was on your mind.

So let me ask you politely,

Another place for you to find.

My flowers are well watered and

Water does make my wheel spokes rust.

I hope that you can understand,

And your target you will adjust.

So doggie please move on elsewhere.

Your tinkle I don't want to share.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Flowers in Your Hair

I know you wish that I was there,

And hope that I would be near you.

Always with flowers in your hair,

Just something that you seem to do.

We were together for a while,

But then you did go your own way.

And now I hear you hope that I'll

Be coming back to you one day,

Together once more, time and place.

But the truth to you I must tell,

An encounter I cannot face,

More with you and less I am well.

Flowers in your hair bother me,

Allergic to them I do be.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Neurotic

As a gift I got a guitar.

So I started to learn to play,

Dreaming I'd be a movie star.

But this guitar had a weird way

Of sounding only a sad note

When I would strum on any string.

And through the air this sound would float

As though it seemed intent to bring

Tense anxiety to my ear,

Behavior I was not up for.

All in all 'twas too much to hear.

This guitar I could play no more.

This neurotic guitar did be

A little too high strung for me.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Color Them Purple

Deep in the forest, rising dawn

Gave purplish tint to all around,

Lovely colored phenomenon.

An owl spied something on the ground.

The owl did hoot, "Who is out there?"

And heard a caw, "It's me the crow."

"I got scared with the purple air,"

"Chose to walk, even though it's slow."

The owl assured, "No need to fear."

"I'm happy for your company."

"Come fly up and visit me here."

So the crow flew up to the tree.

The crow did caw, the owl did hoot,

Admiring each one's purplish suit.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Delitter

Over each year I seem to get

A lot of junk I never use,

But I am lazy and just let

Pile up all assorted accrues.

Some stuff I found, some stuff I bought,

Some stuff from restaurants I stole.

Lots of dif'rent stuff I have got,

But back of mind I have a goal.

Each year there comes the one day that

A double accomplishment meets,

Decluttering my habitat

And handing out to kids some "treats."

My ways and means of clutter clean,

Trick or treaters on Halloween.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Inheritance

The Revolutionary War

Was fought by freedom seekers who

Wanted to give their future more,

So won the war and began to

Let Founding Fathers draft a plan,

A Constitution to denote

The rights of free and brave to span

All time through democratic vote.

Bequeathed to generations be

The furtherance of such ideal,

Whether or not We all live free

Is tested constantly for real.

For the freedom We say We yearn,

We the People each day must earn.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Groovy Doovy Dogs

We're doggone sad those hippy days

Of groovin' on the road are gone.

With psychedelic means and ways

Of trippin' out, gettin' it on.

A pack of wild and wooly dogs,

We traveled in the lovebug van

Hittin' highways on travelogues.

Many a mood and mile we'd span,

To spread wherever we would go,

Love and peace to all we'd meet,

And give a flower to each so

To ever bark a happy beat.

The '70's, a decade of

Us hippy dogs in puppy love.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Hip Hop

In the '70's in the Bronx

Poor blacks in ghettos gave me life

In the streets and the honky tonks

I eased some of the stress and strife.

Anti-drug, anti-violence hope,

I got sang out in rhythmic style,

A ways and means singers could cope

With a hard culture for a while.

A fav at block parties, I grew

To be a hit in my own way,

Singers and dancers grooving to

My magic made by the D.J.

Hip hop music I came to be.

Now decades around has been me.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Love Birds

It is a wintry, stormy night.

Across the road I watch the field,

With birds above in frantic flight,

Looking for food, but no more yield.

Only a leftover scarecrow

That has nobody left to scare,

Just a once was covered in snow,

No bad or good for birds to share.

I bundle up with bag in hand,

And out into that field go I.

Instinctively I understand,

My love of birds the only why.

Me and the scarecrow, yes indeed,

Hold out our hands with bird seed.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 White Satin P.J.s

Nights in white satin p.j.s worn

By me in our bed alone.

So hard to wake up now each morn,

Remembering I'm on my own.

These p.j.s were a gift from you,

And I gave you a matching pair

With lots of on and off we'd do

Through all those awesome nights we'd share.

But then there came that fateful day

And night when we were torn apart.

I am here and you are away,

Leaving me with a broken heart.

My white satin p.j.s now be

Covered in tear stains shed by me.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Moll Pitcher

Moll Pitcher, fortune teller be

From Lynn, Massachusetts and through

Most the 1700's, she,

Lots of tea leaf readings did do.

Became well known in place and time,

Predicting the future about

Love affairs, legacies and crime.

Some thought she was a witch no doubt.

But she had some powerful friends,

Including up and coming guy.

She helped in undercover ends,

Passing Brit secrets as his spy.

Most famous prediction Moll sent,

George Washington be President.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 All Hail Caesar!

In this Colosseum in Rome,

I your emperor do proclaim

Gods of victory call this home,

A republic ruled in my name.

Like aqueduct does flow my breath

That Alexandria did fall.

Gladiator will fight to death,

Imperium banquet for all.

I soon go to the Senate to

Consul the civilized of those

Who question what I want to do.

Of course will conquer who oppose.

Celebrating my dynasty,

Et tu brute does await me.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 No Big Deal

When we moved to New Mexico,

Out in the desert I did roam,

Abducted an alien so

Decided I would take it home.

I did not tell my Mom and Dad.

They frowned on me bringing home stuff.

Next day I actually was glad

To go to school, not soon enough

To show off my alien find.

The teacher and class seemed ho hum,

Which put a bummer on my mind.

My excitement seemed kind of dumb.

Found out alien show and tell

Is sure no big deal in Roswell.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Plasticity

We both grew up in time and place

When plastic be in massive use

By most all of the human race,

Leading to pollution abuse.

We two did meet in a protest

For a cleaner environment,

Became a couple feeling blessed

That lives of true love would be spent.

Then the two of us grew apart,

But stayed together for kids' sake,

Slowly breaking each other's heart,

But knowing that we now were fake.

We are a plastic couple who

Pretend the love we show is true.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Pew Connection

Wifey and Hubby sit in church.

Suddenly a loud sound is heard,

Causing parishioners to lurch,

But nobody does say a word.

Wifey does give Hubby a poke,

And Hubby turns, holding his nose.

Wifey thinks this a silly joke,

And snorts to him, "Nobody knows,"

"But silently I just did fart."

"So what do you think I should do?"

Hubby sighs with a heavy heart

To tell Wifey the sad but true.

Hubby snorts, "All heard sound you made."

"You need to get a hearing aid."

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Foggy Amsterdam Town

A trip to Amsterdam I took.

I took it with some family.

For some sightseeing we did look,

But quite hard for any to be.

The weather was, while we were there,

Rainy, cloudy and very grey.

A lot of fog was in the air,

Made difficult seeing the way.

But even still, the time we had

Was well worthwhile trip for sure.

We were visitors who were glad

For the friendly Amsterdam tour.

Pix of Amsterdam travelogue

Did all come out as blurry fog.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 The Batepa Massacre

1953 was the year,

February 3rd, month and day,

The Batepa massacre here

On the island of Sao Tome.

The Portuguese government had

Enslaved native people to toil

On plantations, conditions bad,

Tending cocoa beans in the soil.

And when the natives did rebel,

The government chose force for sure,

That helpless natives would face hell,

Hundred killed in the massacre.

By government authority,

Bodies were dumped into the sea.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Tale of a Flying Pig

A winged horse, Pegasus, did aid

Hercules in heroic stuff.

A lot of Greek myth did get made

Of these two flying in times tough.

But one pig tale that's not been told,

Hercules went to get his friend,

But Pegasus had caught a cold.

So Herc asked me if I went lend

A pig hoof or two to help out.

Pegasus loaned me his wings two.

Heroic deed was done no doubt

When Hercules on this swine flew.

Helper to Hercules I be.

On this "Pigasus" Herc rode me.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 To Tell the Truth

It is a morning filled with fog.

There is nobody to talk to.

I really need a dialogue

On what's the right thing I should do.

My lover and I had a fight.

I strangled her by accident,

And then ran off into the night.

Some lonely hours I have spent.

The truth I need to tell someone,

But am too scared to tell it now

To police of what I have done.

I need to find courage somehow.

And so my story I do tell

To this tree who does listen well.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 For Mama

Each year on my birthday I bring

Mama's favorite flowers to her.

The abandoned house holds something

Shared by Mama and me for sure.

The two of us lived here alone.

While raising me she worked two jobs.

The surest love I've ever known

Given by Mama by the gobs.

When grown up, to Mama I gave

Her a world cruise as a thank you.

Now each birthday some time I save

For flowers on the porch to do.

My Mama, she was lost at sea,

But on this porch I feel she be.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Pray for Deliverance

I got it to give my best girl.

But she was not here at the time.

Now can't recall where I did squirrel

It away, causing me to climb

The walls in frantic search for it.

I've looked every place I know,

And now I am in such a fit,

Seeing her with nothing to show.

It is the perfect gift for her,

Specially grown, one of a kind.

She would love getting it for sure.

Where I stuck it won't come to mind.

I'm not a churchgoing squirrel, but

Oh Lordy, help me find that nut.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 When I Came Back Down

I know you told me you would yearn

When I'd come back to you someday

That you would wait for my return,

Wish me well while I was away.

I was your angel you let go

To fly into my dreams above.

And when I flew you let me know

You sent with me all of your love.

I knew that you had fears for me,

And yes, your fears for me came true.

My life turned into misery,

And so I came back down to you.

When I came back down, you I found

No longer on but under ground.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 If She'd Known!

Another painting he did do

Of his model, Wifey, Hortense.

Hubby, Cezanne, in somber hue

Gave little spousal compliment.

Maybe painted as inside jest

'Tween him and her so to beguile

Her looking worst, his painting best.

Surely no Mona Lisa smile.

Wifey sitting in time and place,

Letting Hubby have his weird fun.

Wifey has look upon her face,

"C'mon Hubby, let's get this done."

If Wifey knew, she might say, "Dang."

One day in a museum she'd hang.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Turnover

Life and death were talking about

An old politician in bed.

Death wondered why life expressed doubt

Time be this old pol should be dead.

Life told death this pol was so good

At turning all into a lie

That losing such good liar would

Be such a waste to up and die.

But death reminded life, "Hey you"

"Know you've only got so much breath"

"Allowed each life lying to do."

"This politician's done," said death.

So life did let death take its turn,

"It's time some truth this pol does learn."

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Lonely Late Robber

The lonely bank robber picked up

The phone, David was on the line,

Who assured him he'd get out, yup,

And everything would be fine.

David said that the bank had wired

The demanded money amount

That the bank robber had desired

Into a numbered Swiss account.

David told the bank robber to

Go to the roof, then he would fly

Safe by copter with friendly crew.

But David's voice was cop A.I.

On the roof the bullet round hits,

The bank robber is blown to bits.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Black Cat Blues

While driving my car I did see

A black cat on the side of the road.

It cross my path and bad luck be,

So aimed my car and cat I mowed

Down to death, but my car then hit

A tree and now I was dead too.

At Pearly Gates we both did sit.

That black cat bad luck stuff was true.

Both black cat and I to find out

When heaven would be letting us 

In, me yes, cat no, I had no doubt.

Cat got right in, crap I did fuss.

Reason I am hell bound is that

I killed an innocent black cat.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Discriminated Against

Always been discrimination

In human species 'twixt and 'tween.

So now space travel has begun,

What could such future travel mean

When we humans begin to meet

Strange travelers from outer space?

Many such travelers will greet,

As inferior life form race,

We humans who don't seem to be

Much endowed with intelligence.

Alien species will feel we

Also lack any common sense.

Alien species will tell us,

Go to the back of the space bus.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Trying to Quit

I wish I knew how to quit you.

You are a source of strain and strife.

Somehow my dependency grew

Until you took over my life.

Even when you are not around

You're still constantly on my mind.

Compulsion and obsession hound,

It's hard to fight these both combined.

Professional help I have sought.

A very expensive shrink is

Having sessions with me a lot

To give you up, you nasty biz.

I hope I can be a quitter

From addiction to you, Twitter.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Everything I Do

God, I've been on this Earth a while.

I hope that everything I've done

Has brought You less frown and more smile.

I do feel blessed that I be one

Who was taught to believe You be

A loving God and gave Your grace

For my living the best in me,

Existing in my time and place.

Little, in between and big stuff

That I may do in any day,

I know You're with me, that's enough,

That I need only pause and pray.

God, I pray everything I do

Be done with goal of pleasing You.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Child Labor

Papa Rooster and Mama Hen

Did say that they both thought it best

That I, their chick, leave the playpen

And go to work, leaving the nest,

To help support the family.

Too many mouths to feed did hatch.

Mama and Papa needed me

To go work and bring in more scratch.

I was happy to do my part,

Did job search on the Internet,

Found position, ready to start.

For the challenge I am all set.

So off to my new job, first day,

Manager at a Chick-fil-A.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Exposure

MerMom and MerDad did raise their

Mermaid daughter in sheltered way,

Giving lots of parental care,

But she was not allowed to play

Anywhere very far from home.

One day busy her parents were,

The mermaid decided to roam

Out to see more sea world for sure.

She saw something her parents had

Tried hard to keep out of her sight,

Not because it was mean or bad,

But be embarrassing it might.

The mermaid a blushing did be,

'Cause a ship's bottom she did see.

Sense Sonnet = Acher

 You Know

You know that I got hooked on you,

And had to have you all the time.

My need for you just grew and grew,

Doing a lot of sin and crime.

You know you got me mixed up with

A lot of  dreams that turned me bad,

Made me believe that truth was myth,

And ev'ry day drove me more mad.

You know you filled me with your lies,

Injected, swallowed, up in smoke,

Beguiling me with feel good highs,

But knowing I was just a joke.

You know that in my life you be

The have to have that's killing me.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Plant Slant

I am a hibiscus plant that

Finds myself in a potted way,

And in some high rise habitat.

With human folks I'm here to stay.

The human gal seemed quite impressed

That in just one day I did bloom.

I want to look my very best,

And so do humans I assume.

I can last for years in this pot

If I am given needed care.

I do like the sunlight a lot,

And like misting on my leaves there.

If humans take good care of me,

A happy hibiscus I'll be.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 For Old Times Sake!

All of my life I had lived by

The volcano, dormant and still.

One day I noticed in the sky

A lot of ash and cinder fill.

The ground did rumble, so that night

I walked up to the crater so

I could sense close the sound and sight

To see and hear the lava flow.

Pictures and recordings I took.

I could not believe my good luck.

I'd make a film and write a book.

But now did sense that I was stuck.

Why does this volcano not know

That I'm a friend and not a foe?

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Mood Ring Swing

Hubby was getting peeved with my

Mood swings that I would have with him.

One moment laugh, next moment cry.

So for me he bought on a whim

A mood ring turning red or green.

Green meaning that my mood be good,

The color Hubby wanted seen.

Red meant a bad mood and I should

Try to make a mood adjustment.

Right away the ring went blood red

As gash from my fist did present

In middle of Hubby's forehead.

My mood message sent to Hubby,

A diamond ring he bought for me.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Down the Rabbit Hole

It started with dumb Alice who

Did fall down a rabbit hole and

Caused a whole lot of stinkaroo

Wandering around "wonderland."

Since then "down the rabbit hole" be

A negative reference for

Those dumb humans who bother me,

Dropping in unannounced galore.

I have to spend far too much time

Turning such fools around to go

Back up and out my hole to climb.

It makes me mad, I tell them so.

This rabbit has as my main goal,

Stop dummies going down my hole.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Next...

Sodom and Gomorrah, it's said

In the Bible were cities of

Great wicked sin and were struck dead

By the full wrath of God above.

This lesson that the Bible taught

Is that every city should 

Not test the wrath of God a lot

But strive to think and act for good.

Modern day urban habitat

That maybe peeves God even more,

Politician and bureaucrat,

That increasingly make God sore.

Surely full wrath of God be

Focused on Washington, D,C.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Intuition

As a high school graduate, I

Had a pretty good G.P.A.

And to colleges did apply,

Waiting to hear in anxious way.

Wanting to set my mind at ease,

I visited a psychic to

Hopefully give me guarantees

Which applications would go through.

The psychic said, "That's hard to say."

"Financial hardship you'll endure,"

"Cuz lots of money you will pay."

I asked how this be known for sure.

To me replied this psychic one,

"Oh, it's mostly intuition."

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 In God's Name

The state of Iran boasts it be

A nation ruled under God's will,

An Islamic theocracy

With moral rulings to fulfill

What male powers do think is right,

That women be a gender who

Are servants in both sound and sight,

To serve men, all women must do.

And when the women don't obey,

Into harsh prisons they be thrown,

Raped and tortured each night and day

For failure to God to atone.

A woman suffers direst fate,

Imprisoned in this terror state.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Our Today

Today in time and place we've got.

It is a blessing we both share.

Through a long past we shared a lot.

The future, who knows what is there?

But the two of us have today

What fate did destine us to be,

Together in a loving way.

This time, this place for you and me,

Older, wiser to think and do,

But still young at heart girl and boy.

Today is here for just us two,

Do let us let go and enjoy.

Yesterday we shared and came from,

And tomorrow may never come.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Gift Etiquette

For Christmas, I got a fruitcake

Sent by an ex boyfriend of mine.

And so for gift etiquette sake

A thank you note I did design.

I wasn't really sure about

His motivation sending me

A kind of ho hum gift no doubt.

But polite I wanted to be.

Politeness also should include

Giving a gift for gift received,

And so not wanting to be rude,

This short thank you note I conceived,

"I thank for this gift, I do,"

"And  am regifting back to you."

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 On His Mind

Sculpture, "The Thinker," by Rodin

Is of a person all alone,

And in deep thought does seem this man,

Pondering sitting on a stone.

What could he be thinking about?

Are his thoughts of good or of bad?

Quite serious he looks no doubt,

Hard to tell if happy or sad.

He does look young of fine physique,

And he sits there all in the nude.

What he's thinking, he cannot speak,

So I do decide to conclude,

He's thinking hard hoping he knows

Who in the hell did steal his clothes.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

Con"gene"ially

Albert Einstein, a brainy guy,

Marilyn Monroe, beautiful gal ,

The two wrote letters, by and by,

Each to the other a pen pal.

At one point Marilyn opined,

"If married our kids would be"

"Great both in body and in mind,"

"With my looks, your smarts, you and me,"

"A perfect couple for offspring."

Albert wrote back he was not sure

About the doing such a thing,

Relativity, he wrote her,

"Let's think about this once again,"

"Kids could get my looks and your brain."

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Afterthought

In the "Ancient of Days" God be

Getting kind of bored with the all

Of nothing 'round, feeling lonely,

Decided God's world was too small,

So God did take a compass to

Draw out some plans for adding on

Expansion of the world God knew.

So using lots of brain and brawn

A vast huge universe God made.

Satisfied and in mind of mirth

In an afterthought jest God played,

Tossed in a little prank called Earth.

Decision God does often curse,

Dropping Earth on the universe.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Ram Tart

Mary went out to tend the sheep

In the pasture, found only one.

Feeling tired, Mary fell asleep

While watching clouds pass by the sun.

And while asleep, Mary did dream

In a very erotic way,

A naughty feeling it did seem.

Forces of lusting were in play.

Mary was weak for badness sake,

And would not help herself for sure.

Feeling movement Mary did wake

And found a sheep on top of her.

The sheep turned out to be a ram,

And Mary had a little lamb.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Just So You Know

"Obey me and be good," Mom said.

I was and so Mom gave me you,

A big balloon all shiny red.

And so here's what we're gonna do.

We're gonna go outside and walk

All through the neighborhood and hear

The neighbors look at us and talk

Of how so cool we do appear.

So you know, last balloon I had,

We went outside, and it got loose.

And that balloon was very bad,

My call to come back of no use.

"Come back to me," you hear me say,

Red balloon, you better obey.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 'Twas the Fateful Night

For a long time he'd done his job,

Always could be counted upon,

Gave lots of people joy, a gob,

But came tragic phenomenon,

Was just a normal time and place,

Was doing as he'd always done,

But became stuck in a tight space.

And suddenly this jolly one

Was filled up fully with such fear.

The chimney echoed with his screams,

Heard on the roof by the reindeer.

He was a victim of extremes.

Early retirement, what a shame,

Claustrophobic, Santa became.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Finn Fun

In Summer, 1922,

The Finn brothers did take a trip.

Max, 10, And Jimmy, 9, did do

Raft down the mighty Mississipp.

They wrote a note and left it with

Aunt Susie in Hannibal town,

Saying they'd make the Mark Twain myth

Of Huck Finn real by rafting down

Ol' Man River just like Huck did.

Authorities did locate them.

Aunt Susie kind of flipped her lid.

They would face parental mayhem.

But the Finn brothers did as vowed.

Huckleberry would have been proud.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Las Vegas

Las Vegas means "The Meadows" and

Was named for all the greenery

Due to springs in this desert land

Seen by a Spaniard, scouting be.

The meadows going over time,

Replaced by steel, concrete and glass,

City built and run by mob crime,

And vices and sins came to pass.

With glamor and with glitter still

The city spins to wheel and deal,

Ever hopes and dreams to fulfill,

The fantasies so rarely real.

Mother Nature did lose this ground.

Only human nature be found.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Pigeon Problem

Pigeons are an urban wildlife

That lots of humans grouse about

As causing so much stress and strife.

And pigeons could care less no doubt.

When pigeons share my time and space,

I try to give them lots of room,

So to avoid a messy case

Of some pigeons choosing to zoom

And make a target out of me.

Pigeons are fine flying afar

With attitude of brave and free.

I just don't want them near my car.

Many a time I've had to scoop

Off of my windshield, pigeon poop.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Lilith

I am called Lilith in folklore.

God made me first woman in life,

Could not stand Adam anymore,

I was his equal as the wife.

The quarreling with him would not stop.

He insisted 'neath him I lie.

But I desired to be on top,

So said hell with it and bye bye.

I did leave Eden for a while,

But a return trip I did make

When Eve showed up, I did beguile

Her to sin as the sneaky snake.

Since then, long standing rumors be,

Newborn's survival's up to me.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Return

It is an autumn of my life,

And through the wilderness I roam

Alone and feel no stress or strife,

But feel at last I've been called home.

Through golden leaves upon the trees

The mountain lake does beckon me.

There is a crispness in the breeze.

It's time and place I'm meant to be.

I knew this journey would be mine.

Returning, memory beguiled,

First time seeing this same design

Of autumn spent here as a child.

Then made a promise, now I keep,

This is my time and place to sleep./

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Loving Abduction

He did sweep me off of my feet,

And I did go away with him.

He was so gentle, kind and sweet.

I knew we were more than a whim.

The two of us live in his home.

It is a happy life for each.

Often the two of us do roam,

Collecting shells along the beach.

Though I am dif'rent from all here,

His family and friends like me.

Pills help me breathe the atmosphere

Of world in far off galaxy.

Pet name for me, for what it's worth,

Is E.T. from the planet Earth.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 The Grey Lady

Evansville, Indiana be

Where The Grey Lady calls her home,

Within the Willard Library

Where in place and time she does roam.

In 1937, she,

In a basement hall, was first seen

By a good janitor, and he

Got scared and quit his job routine.

Since then this veiled Grey Lady ghost

Has oft appeared in varied room.

She likes the elevator most,

Leaves a scent of heavy perfume.

Nobody's quite sure who she is

As she does do her haunting biz.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Positively Nothing

A  nihilist horse walks into

A bar, bartender notes long face,

So whereupon the horse does do

Opine with smile, this time and place

Is really just a nothingness,

Though difficult to contemplate,

But of positivity, yes,

A proof of fickleness of fate.

Bartender is dumbstruck of course,

So tries to grasp the deeper gist

Proclaimed by this nihilist horse,

"So do the two of us exist?"

Bartender asks, "What do you say?"

The nihilist horse replies, "Neighhhh..."

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Fiddleheads

Favorite vegetable of mine

Is the fiddlehead fern of course,

Upon which I love to dine,

And never have cause for remorse.

Called fiddlehead cuz a curled green

Looks kinda like the wood curl of

Head of a fiddle that be seen

On the stringed instrument above.

To cook, remove the husk and then

Rinse and boil or steam real well

For several minutes or when

Tender enough, a poke should tell.

Fiddleheads are chewy and sweet,

Flavor of fun, bon appetit.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Secret Garden

Sometimes a secret garden be

In hearts and minds of adults who

Seek to protect their family,

So keep children from going to

The garden with their young gift of

Restoring the garden so that

It once again does bloom in love

And thrives in the home habitat.

So often children on their own

Do find the secret garden and

Do give love needed to make known

What adults can now understand.

A garden that love does restore

Is not a secret anymore.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Favorite Horror Movie

Young doctor inherits estate.

Hunchbacked, bug eyed servant, Igor,

And housekeeper, Frau Blucher, wait

To know what horror be in store.

So the young doctor proceeds to

Bring a dead body back to life.

Well endowed Monster who makes woo

With the young doctor's future wife.

So cute assistant, Inga, is

Now the young doctor's loving aim.

He trades with Monster some bod biz,

Monster is smart, young doctor's game.

Favorite horror film of mine,

Undoubtedly, "Young Frankenstein."

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Self Contained Ovens

We are Huff and Puff, dragons who

Do share a sweet tooth 'twixt and 'tween,

Loving lots of cookies to chew,

A favorite and fun cuisine.

We find that humans or elves fail

To meet high standards that we set

On our cookie baking scale,

So we do our best to get

That perfect cookie recipe,

Best serving our sweet tooth, natch,

With sugar, syrup and honey,

And then we two stir up a batch.

When the dough is ready to bake,

We Huff and Puff for munching sake.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Spare Me No More

The next James Bond movie should be

A film that's called "Spare Me No More,"

And playing James Bond, Prince Harry

With plot of evening the score.

James Bond, a character of skill,

Getting rid of his enemies,

Backed up by his license to kill.

So Charles, William and families,

Bond does pick off each one by one,

Murdered expertly by foul play

Till the dastardly deed is done.

Prince Harry's left to rule his way.

King Harry and Queen Meghan make

James Bond a Duke for sequel sake.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 There's Nothing Wrong With Being Right

There's nothing wrong with being right,

But oft when I am, I must choose

Whether it's really worth a fight

With the wife, one I'll surely lose.

For all of my long married life,

I too often learned the hard way

That even though be wrong the wife,

It be a truth I should not say.

Cuz thought the wife be wrong a fact,

My pointing out that fact to her

More oft than not be a dumb act,

Causing me lots of grief for sure.

My being right is never wrong,

But should hush up to get along.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Moth Into Flame

I sang a song of a pop queen

Who had heard fame and fortune call.

She got caught up there 'twixt and 'tween,

Came the fast rise, then faster fall.

Down deep I knew I sang this song

Not only for her but for me.

It's so easy to numb the wrong,

Escaping from reality,

Pretending that I see the light,

Even though I'm feeling the heat.

Me and myself - who'll win the fight.

I am beguiled by that sweet beat.

I too do chase fortune and fame,

Just another moth into flame.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Zechariah 14

First temple of Jerusalem

Allowed itself to fall in sin.

Prophets proclaimed this troublesome,

A divine cleansing would begin.

The city's enemies became

Able to defeat Israelites,

Who then begged forgiveness in shame,

And strove to turn their wrongs to rights.

Within the city came to be

A sincere desire to fulfill

The promise of the prophecy,

A second chance to do God's will.

Israelites cleansed of shame and guilt,

And the second temple was built.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Roxanne

I heard "Roxanne" and knew you sang

That song especially for me.

And I remember you, hot dang,

A long time ago that did be.

Just a couple of kids back then,

Both growing up and dreaming of

Future once upon a time when

We'd know the feeling of true love.

I guess fate's fickle by design.

I never found love, only lust.

You went your way and I went mine.

But share your feelings if you must.

So come over and spend some night

After I turn on the red light. 

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Coral Leery

I am a coral polyp and do

Live with lots more and form a reef.

I am a brightly, reddish hue,

An animal of styled motif

To entice small fish to swim by.

Then with my tentacles I sting.

So to immobilize is why.

Then I commence my digesting.

Bigger animals pose me threat,

Like those humans who come too near,

And want to grab me, a safe bet,

To take me as a souvenir.

Very careless, humans can be,

And get infected touching me.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Blockchain

What is blockchain technology?

It's a digital database

Involved in cryptocurrency.

"Miners" seek to win the "hash" race.

Ideally the winner is

"Proven" by the blockchain in use,

And profits from the trading biz.

Where there's greed there can be abuse.

So I did figure out a scheme

To try to block the blockchain fact.

It would have been a swindler's dream.

Alas, I got caught in the act.

Blockchain turned into hard time, dang,

In a cell block, on a chain gang.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Bubble Race

Very few humans do know that

We ladybugs do have a flair

That in a rainy habitat

We can blow bubbles in the air.

So when in rainy time and place,

A bunch of us blow bubbles to

Jump into for a bubble race,

Such fun competition to do.

With feet we make the bubbles spin.

With sense antennae we can guide.

Each of us with the goal to win,

As racing through the air we glide.

So don't deem it ridiculous

If in some bubbles you see us.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 My Outlaw

I wasn't sure there'd come this day,

'Twixt and 'tween your committing crime,

But good behavior came your way,

Authorities lessened your time.

The only promise I will make

To you is to do my best to

Be honest for both our sake.

So I will never lie to you.

If ever you do something that

Really does stick bad in my craw,

I'll tell you 'xactly where we're at,

My wedding vows to my outlaw.

Your inlaws are both outlaws too,

Politicians, that's what they do.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Bloomsday

Leopold Bloom was "hero" for

James Joyce novel, "Ulysses," that

On June 16th, 1904,

While in his Dublin habitat,

Bloom was despairing of his life,

With some gloomy thoughts going to

The affair by Molly, his wife.

He was not sure of what he'd do.

Bloom wandered through the city on

An "odyssey" to try to find

Purpose for what had come and gone,

But nothing really came to mind.

Each June 16th there be array

Of worldwide homage to "Bloomsday."

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Holy Diver

"Ride the tiger" the singer sang

To some poor holy diver who

Did buy that song by golly dang,

And jumped right on this tiger, true.

The singer sang that I was clean.

The singer sang of stripes I had.

The singer sang that I was mean.

The singer sang too much, too bad.

Turned out to be hell of a song

To persuade that holy diver

To take a dive that turned out wrong,

Cuz I be the sole survivor.

That holy diver dived on me,

Now full of holes that diver be.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Morning Motion

I enjoy early morning at

My rented cabin in the wood,

Comfy chair on porch habitat,

First cup of coffee tastes so good.

Ah, to sense gifts of nature all,

The lovely sights and smells and sounds.

Feel the freedom, any phone call

Is signalless and out of bounds.

The morn mist hangs over the green.

Bird songs be carried in the breeze.

The setting is a perfect scene

To just sit back, take life in ease.

Toward the porch, there's coming a bear,

Time to skedaddle from my chair.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Letters to Burn, Whiskey to Drink

I have been cheating on my wife,

And I really should know better.

Been a pastor my adult life.

I read in "The Scarlett Let"

The pastor there did burn an "A"

Into his chest so to repent.

So I decided that today

I would replicate that event.

Bottle of whiskey I drown in,

Doing my version of the task

As a repentance for my sin.

Why all the whiskey one might ask?

The whole word, "ADULTERER," I

Do burn into my chest is why.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Come Back To Us

Barbara Lewis Beauregard,

I guess that song is about me.

The Hare Krishna's and I sparred,

No longer in airports I be.

The singer of the song does not

Ring a bell as to who he is.

Long time ago, guess I forgot.

Kinda wish he'd mind his own biz.

Hotel Boulderado is where

I take johns from the streets I walk.

So if the singer has been there,

Hope he did pay and not just stalk.

"Come back to us" that song does sing,

A good line for doing my thing.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Dylan Did Dash

I'm just a simple farmer Dad.

Got daughter, Rita, who is wild.

She's guy crazy, makes me so mad.

I try my best to shield my child.

A lot of guys come to my farm.

Traveling salesmen are the worst,

But any guy rings my alarm,

Cuz he sees Rita, I am cursed.

Rita is gonna flirt with him,

And coax him into having fun.

Though my solution does sound grim,

No guy does choose to face my gun.

A lot of horney guys show up,

Even horny Bob Dylan, yup!

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 My Gratitude

I'm grateful for the life I've had,

Opportunities to gain wealth

Of knowledge of both good and bad

To help me keep in better health,

Physical and mental as well

As spiritual to let me be

Of use in this world that I dwell,

To know a child of God is me.

Of billions of us on this Earth,

My being blessed I keep in mind.

God's will is that I live my worth

As best I can and to be kind.

Daily thoughts and acts should include

Expression of my gratitude.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Jantzen Beach Carousel

In Portland, Oregon once be

The Jantzen Beach Carousel that

Did have a haunted history

Of being a ghost habitat.

Appeared like fancy wedding cake,

Dozens of painted horses spun.

Upon them, rides children would take,

And some would see a sight to stun.

They'd see a young boy and young girl

Peering out from the machine room.

The carousel would cease to whirl,

And moments later would resume.

Through air the girl and boy took flight,

Their ghosts then disappeared from sight.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Moldavite

The crystal is called moldavite,

And falls to Earth from outer space

In form of small meteorites

Found in various time and place.

This greenish rock in modern day

Is used in making jewelry,

Purported to have healing way,

Giving positive energy.

So I bought a moldavite ring

As a gift for my ailing wife.

It was a miraculous thing.

She soon got a new lease on life.

My wife did keep the ring of course

When we two did get a divorce.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Pass the Whiskey

They started out in loving way,

But over time their love did leave.

She left him on their final day.

He killed himself and she did grieve.

She turned to whiskey to numb pain,

But living she could not abide.

She felt nothing but stress and strain.

She too committed suicide.

Next to each other, he and she

Are once again together bound,

Both underneath a willow tree.

By their grave I sit on the ground.

I drink the whiskey, feeling sad.

May they rest in peace, Mom and Dad.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Dvorak Cello Concerto

Dvorak be a gifted one,

A musician of great repute.

Said for a friend this piece was done,

Indeed a laudable pursuit.

Because for a long time he thought

That a solo by my kind be

An undertaking that was not

Appropriate for likes of me.

But gratefully, he changed his mind,

And made this music to be played

By the instruments of my kind,

Decision I'm happy he made.

In concert with all my fellow,

This piece does delight this cello.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Pet Project

Big Dawg, Li'l Dawg and Top Cat

Have got all to themselves the home,

Free run of the habitat,

Restricted areas to roam.

Upon a chest of drawers they see

Something new not seen before.

A gingerbread house cake there be,

Something to investigate more.

Of course Top Cat can jump up on,

And Big Dawg has eye level roost,

But Li'l Dawg gets first dibs, doggone,

And from Big Dawg does get a boost.

Toward the door stare the three pet pack,

And the humans are staring back.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

Reroute

I thought that as a change of pace

I'd take the road less traveled by,

To maybe get to a fun place

Which seemed to be in less supply

Where all the tourists wanted to

Pack in in droves and cause a jam,

And having fun was hard to do.

So take a chancer sort I am,

I decided to be bold and

Take a gamble with fingers crossed,

Go in a direction unplanned,

But have to admit I got lost.

So just to you I will confide

I'm not too good a tour guide.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Poet's Choice

Forever poets on this Earth

Have created poems by choice,

But never can choose received worth.

Humans hear different each voice.

A poet choosing to take stand

On any issue, pro or con,

Need know the poem might be banned

As a human phenomenon.

Each poet should ever take heart

To create as the poet choose,

To give the world a work of art

For better or for worse to use.

The world is ever place and time.

Choices be made the hills to climb.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Bee Cause

All human children please take heed,

We honey bees mean you no harm.

Though we have stingers, yes indeed,

We only sting when in alarm.

If leave us be, then children know

We will just go about the job

Of visiting flowers that grow

For nectar and pollen, a gob

To take back with us to the hive,

Dropping pollen along the way

To help more flowers grow and thrive.

We be busy all through the day.

We bees be in a buzz, we be,

Head home to hive to hatch honey.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Sunflowers on the Move

We sunflowers have been picked to

Be taken to some time and place

When and where the humans will do

Selection of us case by case.

Most of us will become bouquet

To give some humans pleasure for

A while before we wilt away

And give no pleasure anymore.

For now we're wheelbarrowing down

The dusty road still getting some

Sunshine before we get to town,

And a sale item we'll become.

We sunflowers take all in stride.

We are just along for the ride.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 In Search of Treasure

We be two pirate dragons who

Do pirate libraries around

The whole wide world in order to

Find treasures which are in books bound.

With flag of cross and skull bones flown,

Swords drawn, libraries we invade.

A very mean look need be shown

So humans there will be afraid.

But if the truth be told we won't

Be harming anyone indeed.

We're two pirate dragons who don't

Want anything but books to read.

The "Treasure Island" book does be

A fav'rite of acquired booty.