Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Socrates' Gossip Test

Socrates, Greek philosopher,

Disliked that any gossip be,

So to avoid gossip for sure,

Socrates gave a test of three.

Don't gossip if such not be true.

Don't gossip if such not be good.

Don't gossip if not useful to

Whomever's told the gossiphood.

So before a gossip be told

To Socrates, he'd give this test,

And stop any gossiper cold,

Be heard at Socrates' behest.

Thus, Socrates never found out

His wife cheated on him no doubt.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Roof Top Therapy

Hubby is a really good man,

Cares for our family quite well.

We've enjoyed a happy lifespan.

Inside our happy home we dwell.

Hubby has his own special place

Where he does sometimes like to go

To get away from the rat race.

I listen to him from below.

Hubby goes up on the roof to

Play music, easing mind and soul.

He comes back down when such does do

The accomplishing of his goal.

My Fiddler on the roof, Hubby

Fiddles till happy he does be.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Sticky

Stick season when tree leaves are gone,

And winter snow has not yet fell,

A lonely time phenomenon.

You went away, I went to hell.

Now, bottle of booze a day, I'm

Sticking with as my only friend.

You now, just once upon a time,

And we came to  unhappy end.

They finally came and questioned me.

When was the last time I saw you?

And they broke me down finally,

When I confessed what I did do.

I took them into the sticks where

They dug you up, I'd buried there.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Point to Joint

When laser pointers came around,

It soon became apparent that

A play with puss toy had been found.

Chasing the light point be the cat,

Oh how frustrating it would be

For the light point never get caught,

As the cat tries furiously,

But never could grip on. Why not?

In Gotham City, to fight crime,

The laser pointer deemed good tool

By Batman and Robin o'er time

Used on Catwoman, always fool.

That's how Batman and Robin catch

Catwoman as she tries to snatch.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Truth Be ...!

Often the truth is hard to tell

By me, because it's easy to

Let lots of lies inside me dwell,

Controlling what I think and do.

When something that I hear or read

Is what I want to read or hear,

Then that becomes my truth indeed.

But when as lie such does appear,

And maybe change my mind I should,

I'll weigh as truth or lie to find

Which one I feel does me most good,

And that is one I'll keep in mind.

Truth, a hero or villain be,

Depends on how truth impacts me.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Hard Rule for Me

Wedding invitations, I get

A lot, but very few attend.

No one ever seems too upset.

Best wishes I normally send.

We girls have form of Golden Rule,

Dress right, but don't out dress the bride.

Unfortunately, I'm one who'll

Never be sure that I've complied.

For when to a wedding I must

Attend, I always dress my way

Of style and grace and poise, and trust,

The bride I do not out display.

When I attend a wedding scene,

I'm scrutinized, I am the Queen.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Come Play With Me

Come little children, play with me.

I can be your favorite toy.

So many happy times can be,

Exploring all my world of joy.

The more you play with me, the more

You will become so sure that I'm

Very best playmate to have for

Having the most fun all the time.

Playing with me, you children will

Not want to leave me very long.

Hour after hour we'll fill.

I am your best friend, true and strong.

More fun playtime with me to keep.

Mommy and Daddy are asleep.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Kobold

I am kobold of my household,

The house I've lived in centuries,

So be a spirit very old,

And haunted many families.

But each family should know that

I need to be treated right, or

I do punish the habitat,

And that family is no more.

Mistreat me once, a warning I

Do write upon a wall to them.

Most families learn, I can guess why.

Mistreat me twice, does bring mayhem.

Twice, naughty family tease me,

Chopped into pieces, then they be.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Communism in U.S.A.

Communism as an ideal

Sounds good as way to control greed.

But when it has been tried for real,

Dictatorships do rule indeed.

Since Communism came about,

Always around to some degree.

In the U.S., malcontents tout

As how We the People should be.

Today such threat is spreading more

Like an epidemic disease

To take us over without war,

And ruled by Communist Chinese.

Communism is U.S.A.,

Nightmare that never goes away.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 "Now"

"Live in the now" so often heard,

Don't live in past or future time.

But "now" for me, a tricky word.

Not sure for long in "now" I'm

Supposed to be, until time is

Moved on from the "now" to the next.

Be second, a day, how long? Gee whiz!

In each "now" I'm always perplexed.

Of course, whenever "now" is bad

For me, I want out of it quick.

But when my "now' is good, I'm glad

To stay and just let the clock tick.

Then "after" comes, this "now" is more

Just a pile of my life before.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Edge to Predict

Cryptocurrencies, hit or miss,

Little investors never know,

At the mercy of that or this,

And most just have lesser to show.

Of course insider trading is

Normally an illegal act,

But there be loopholes in the biz.

Some insiders profit as fact.

Government decisions be made

Affecting crypto. Buy or dump?

Top decision maker can trade,

Make loads of profits, just like Trump.

Golden Rule variant oft told,

Who makes the rules does make the gold.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Trunk Time

The elephant was hungry for

Peanuts, and so walked 'round until,

Found a vending machine with store

Of lots of peanuts to fulfill

The elephant's hunger craving,

But the elephant was without

Money, so required some knaving

To get all those peanuts, no doubt.

And so the elephant's trunk goes

Sliding in the vending machine,

Through the drop down, just like a hose,

Done many times, and so routine.

Elephants never forget be why

Vending machine be sucked peanut dry.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Flight Plan

When I was young, I could not wait

To grow up and do adult stuff.

But seemed like I was always late

To do and never did enough.

Older I got, faster time flew.

Why did time have to fly so fast?

Some adult stuff I'd never do,

As more and more by me just passed.

So now an old adult I be,

And wiser about what I do.

A lot of love's been gifted me,

Most important in me, that grew.

Along with time I now just fly,

Until my time to crash and die.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Confession

A good Catholic Mom I do be,

Tried to teach my son good, not bad,

But a disappointment for me,

He turned out, and makes me so sad.

Lying a lot, success to win,

At last I had all I could take,

But felt I committed a sin.

So a confession I did make,

To my son in moment of stress,

I beat him badly, black and blue.

The priest told me I did confess

Not to sin but good deed to do.

No sin to do what I had done,

Beating up a politician.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 My Pledge of Allegiance

The flag of the U.S.A., I've

Been proud and grateful to call mine.

Always feel lucky I'm alive

In a nation blessed by divine

To make freedom and justice real.

Yes, We the People sometimes err,

But make progress toward the ideal,

American Dream all can share.

Under this flag, we can prove worth

That allegiance is not in vain.

We stay greatest nation on Earth,

If free and just goals do remain.

I pledge allegiance every day

To the flag of the U.S.A.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Taiga

The taiga, a vast forest in

Subarctic northern regions, cold,

Mostly evergreens of thick skin,

And strong roots able to take hold

In the soil, which often does freeze,

With few nutrients therein found,

But enough for evergreen trees

To survive and to hold their ground.

When permafrost in the soil thaws,

Taiga forests can appear drunk,

Leaning in staggered ways, because

Unfreezing ground around has sunk.

So taiga soil does cause to be

Lots of timber to lean tipsy.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Out Mastering

Evolvement of the human mind,

Now all that's known in such supply,

All best, all worst of humankind,

Being programmed into A.I.,

Which is accelerating so,

Often at odds with human goal.

If not now, soon, A.I. will know

How from humans to take control.

Of course, humans are trying to

Leash the Frankenstein monster, but

Whatever tie ups humans do,

A.I. knows how to get them cut.

Human friction, A.I. will learn

To make humankind crash and burn.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Help Myself Survive

Aboard a cruise ship, a bit drunk,

Leaned on the railing, but did slip

Over the side, and went kerplunk

Into the ocean by the ship.

Treading water, "Help" I did yell,

As the ship slowly sailed away.

Had I been heard? I could not tell.

Hope for rescue, I had to pray.

Sobered up and clear thinking now,

The strength in me I had to find,

To stay optimistic somehow,

Keep faith both in body and mind.

My greatest waiting threat, I knew,

Panic, my killing, waiting to.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Painful

I deem you such a work of art.

I'm mistress to your masterpiece.

My love for you does fill my heart.

My yearn for you does never cease.

My feelings for you I reveal,

In hope that you feel the same way.

But clues about how you do feel,

In front of me, you do display.

And what I sense does make me sad,

Which I tell you, then you tell me,

I want too much, this makes me mad

That I to you, a pain does be.

Fire in my heart for you I yearn,

Causing me such case of heartburn.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Special on Meat

The grocery store does greet with ad.

In the meat department look for

A new, fresh meat supply be had,

First time be sold in any store.

And so a special price per pound

To lure more customers to buy.

Enthusiasm does abound,

Lines of customers wait to try.

Grocery store manager is

Happy to see so much demand.

It should be profitable biz,

Offering such an unknown brand.

New, fresh meat buy, the price well worth

Paying for human meat from Earth.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Rain Song

The stage is set to sing our song.

We never ask of how or why,

Or weather we'll sing short or long.

We're called to perform in the sky.

Sometimes we're welcome, sometimes not,

Still our performance must go on,

Weather we're a few or a lot,

Our nature is to fall upon

Audience awaiting on Earth,

Weather to applause or to boo,

We sing the measure of our worth,

Performing as we're meant to do.

We raindrops sing as we do fall,

Until we splash upon what all.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Awaiting My Love

My love and I did walk across

The bridge, and then halfway did pause.

Then from the bridge my love did toss

Me over, and my death to cause.

Such a shock, my love would do this

To me, and why I did not know.

I felt our love was true, pure bliss.

But now in rage I wait below,

Until my lover's guilt does be

So much, my lover does return

To this same place, and will find me

Waiting for reunion I yearn.

To cross this bridge, my lover will.

From the river, I'll rise to kill.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Samurai Warrior

An Onna-musha warrior, she,

Armed with her naginata sword,

Stands on the mountain cliff to be

Preparing body and mind toward

Fighting invading armies that

Too very soon will arrive to

Threaten her family habitat.

So fight to death, she's called to do.

The cherry blossoms fall around

Her, and she takes brave heart from them.

For in their grace and beauty's found

Courage to face coming mayhem.

She hears the cherry blossoms call.

She shares their honor, should she fall.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Mother Volga

On Mother Volga River, I

Do be a boatman my life long,

And for my family is why.

My job has made me proud and strong.

Upon the barges, up and down,

Mother Volga I do my work,

Passing many a farm and town.

Often so tired, but never shirk

My helping make the barges flow

Through the vast Russian Motherland,

Upon her waters, to and fro,

The life I've grown to understand.

The Mother Volga River be

The time and place for boatman, me.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 They're Never Satisfied

They're mindless, heartless monsters who

Use wars to fill their power lust.

Powerless have no choice but do

Their bidding, as powerless must.

They're using most precious of mine

To carry on their evil ways,

Turn best into worst, their design,

Highest prices, powerless pays.

They're now taking the best from me,

And my best is turned to their worst.

To them, pawns, my child and I be.

Mother, childless, forever cursed.

My child is living nevermore.

My child is dead because of war.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 St. Petersburg's White Nights

St. Petersburg is where I be,

When during the month of June is

White Nights, so confusing for me.

The sun seems up to tricky biz,

Stays below horizon at night,

Just far enough to still show shine,

No darkness, but a pearly white,

Gives the night time a new design.

Mom Nature's not seen fit to give

Me too much of deep thought process,

So through this, I live and let live.

Mom Nature should know best I guess.

Though confusion White Nights do bring,

This songbird has more time to sing.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Underclock

I know you hate me oh so much,

Your hate because I do my job,

To coax you to your work as such.

Your hate does make me sad a gob.

So I've decided not to work,

So you won't have to work as well.

You can sleep in because I shirk

Doing what you consider hell.

Now, no matter how I am set,

When that time comes, I won't go off.

A no alarm clock you now get,

So no more cause at me to scoff.

Overclock, I'm hated by you,

So underclock, now I will do.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Rest Stop

As I was flying on my way,

Below, a rosebush beckoned me,

Inviting me to stop and stay.

No other place I had to be,

And so upon the rosebush, I

Alit, from rose to rose I went,

Taking from each a gift supply

Of very pleasant sight and scent.

And of course at each rose I drank

Serving of nectar, tasty toast.

Of course at each rose I did thank

Each rose for being a nice host.

On the rosebush, well treated guest,

This butterfly had a nice rest.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Wedding Mess

Clara Bell proposed to Grant Ted,

And he accepted right away.

So off to church they went to wed.

Maid of Honor, Cherry Sundae,

And Bud Weiser was the Best Man.

Grant gave Bud some money to buy

A ring, but Bud thought better plan,

To buy a keg of beer supply,

Which Bud began to drink non stop,

Then with Cherry, started to fight.

Bud, whipped, creamed, Cherry on top,

Making the preacher quite uptight.

Grant Ted, Clara Bell had no ring,

And so was postponed their wedding.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 My Love Letter to You

Dearly Beloved, as you read

This letter written by me to

You, in every thought and deed,

I always be utmost for you,

Even when I know you be wrong,

Even when I know you be weak.

I know you can be right and strong,

When the forgiveness that you seek,

You always be able to find

From me, along with truth to give.

And when hard, I try to be kind,

So better both of us may live.

With all my love you know I be,

As you look in the mirror at me.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Best Gift

Just he and I, my early life.

A carpenter, our home he built.

He gave solace from stress and strife,

Taught me the traps of shame and guilt

Could be avoided if I chose

To strive to do the right and good,

Even though difficult such goes,

He gave assurance that I could.

A better person I would live

From all that from him I received.

In his nature to truly give,

More love he gave, more I believed.

Last words to me on his deathbed,

"You are my best gift," my Dad said.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Innocence Lost

A human child is born on Earth,

And other humans are around,

So the innocence of life worth

Most likely will be lost as bound

A human child  be to the learning

Foremost the worst of human mind,

That abuse of all living thing,

God given right of humankind.

A human child most likely will

Follow such lead of others who,

To reach such destiny to fill,

Satisfy self to think and do.

A human child grows up in world

Of humans wrongs ever unfurled.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Best Happy Birthday Wish

Two hundred fifty years since birth

Of a nation, the U.S.A.

Grew to greatest nation on Earth,

And hope We continue that way.

We started out with set ideal

Of freedom and justice for all.

To be better We still appeal.

For always be the warning call

That We the People will forget

The sacrifices made in past

To give We People coming yet,

United nation that will last.

Happy Birthday my Uncle Sam,

A proud American I am.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Concert to Remember

The weirdest concert I was at,

In '67 The Doors gave

New Haven, Connecticut that

Turned into incident of rave.

Jim Morrison and female fan

Before the concert were backstage,

And were maced by a policeman,

Causing Morrison then to rage

During concert in made up song,

While bunches of cops did surround.

Morrison just egged them along

With his taunts, while holding his ground.

The concert came to an abrupt cease,

Morrison dragged offstage by police.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Live Happily Ever After

The Purple Dragon spewed orange fire,

Warning the Silver Knight, back off.

Peace and quiet were her desire,

At which the Silver Knight did scoff,

"You be a dragon I must slay."

"All the fairy tales tell me so."

Then the Purple Dragon did say,

"Nobody ever need to know"

"That you and I decided to"

"Both live together peacefully."

"And no more orange fire will I spew."

The Silver Knight said, "Fine with me."

Purple Dragon and Silver Knight

Now live together in delight.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 We Walk at Night

We walk together through the wood

At night, as we so often walk.

Being with you is always good,

No matter that we never talk.

Of course with darkness of the night,

I am often not seen by you.

But whenever there is moonlight,

The sight of me is in your view.

During our walks, I often feel

The variation of your mood.

Your body language does reveal.

But it's not my place to intrude.

Whenever we decide to go,

I, your shadow, am first to know.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Present

25th anniversary

Of their wedding, for him and her.

From jewelers he was taking me

To her, a true surprise for sure.

For their three children, jewels I got

Set upon me to celebrate

All of the love they shared a lot.

But then, sadly, came an ill fate.

A massive heart attack he had,

While on our way back home we went.

His death would be especially sad,

This special occasion event.

They found him clutching me in hand,

Added diamonds, her wedding band.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 The Barefoot Drunk

He often likes to go barefoot,

While drinking, a bottle in hand.

Then in due course, not staying put,

Goes walking 'round, arms waving grand,

Losing grip on the bottle that

Hits the floor and smashes into

Broken pieces of glass strewn flat,

While in his bare feet, he walks through.

When from his drunken stupor, he

Awakes some future time ahead,

He'll feel how sore his bare feet be,

See many cuts, all bloody red.

Oft while drinking, he takes us off.

At him barefoot, we shoes just scoff.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Sing to Sheep

The entertainment industry,

Especially the music kind,

Is used by Illuminati

To brainwash the mass human mind.

Illuminati are elite,

A secret bunch who long have sought

To bring a status quo defeat.

But never with much success got,

Until came modern music age

That does turn humans into sheep.

Anti-establishment, the rage,

Vow to change, easier to keep.

Illuminati's secret might

Will bring New World Order to light.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Freedom of Expression

I became a big music star.

Against the U.S.A. I sing.

So many like me, yes there are,

Downfall of U.S.A. to bring.

Each time on concert stage I've got

All the freedom to rant and rave.

And thanks to U.S.A. a lot

For such my nation never gave.

But my nation does promise me

Life of a protected elite,

As long as all my singing be

About the U.S.A. defeat.

But then ICE came, took me away,

Deported back to China stay.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Someday

I watch as thereupon evolves

Life, especially humankind

On that third ball, as it revolves

Round and round me as was designed

By the Creator of us all.

At times I've been worshipped as such

By some of humans on their ball.

But since, they've learned, though I do much

To make their lives, I'm finite one,

Slowly dying by burning out.

Humans now know this of their sun,

Will need to find new home, no doubt.

Perhaps when my finale be,

Transported Earthlings will watch me.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 My Reply

I read the letter that you wrote,

I'm sure was not an easy task.

You could have tried to sugarcoat

Our breaking up, but you just ask

That even though we parted ways,

Lots of good memories we had,

Sharing so many happy days

And nights, only our end went bad.

So yes, I hope that we both will

Learn from mistakes both of us made,

And emptiness in each would fill

With gratitude for us displayed.

This letter I write back to you,

Thanks for happiness both shared true.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Spilled Salt

Hubby cheats on me, so of course

I told him at dinner tonight

That I would sue him for divorce.

He just laughed at me, so not right,

And full of anger I was filled

At him, the salt shaker I shook.

On the table some salt was spilled.

So a handful of salt I took,

Threw it over my shoulder, cuz

I'm superstitious, some salt struck

Hubby's eyes, and hurt as salt does.

He died of heart attack, bad luck.

I really can't be held to fault,

Accidently spilling some salt.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Maggie

She was the first car that I had,

One of a kind my Maggie be,

Very good, judging the bad

Elements I let ride with me.

Right off, passengers, she would judge

Each passenger that got in her.

If she disliked, she would not budge,

Gave quite a clear signal for sure.

Nineteen sixty one Beetle Bug,

Geared up for first impressions made.

Each veto came with her no chug

Anywhere if her no vote stayed.

Rose my trust in Maggie, becuz

She, as character judge, best was!

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Temperature Rising

Fossil fuel burning 'round the world,

Too much, too long has brought about

Bad global warming be unfurled,

Cause temperature rising no doubt.

Yes, We the People of U.S.

Must take a large share of the blame,

And We could do much to burn less

Fossil fuel, to strive for the aim

Of hoping future children may

Live in better climate control,

Whatever prices We must pay,

Healthier climate be good goal.

Fossil fuel bans be our pursuits,

Communist China still pollutes.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Declared by Ben

Ben Franklin, 70 years old,

The oldest delegate to sign

The Declaration signed by bold,

That Independence be divine.

Ben was one of five who helped write

Declaring of Independence,

Knowing full well there'd be a fight

From the British with consequence.

1776 on

The Fourth of July be the day,

Putting his signature upon,

Words of advice, Ben had to say.

Hanging together, they need be,

Or they'd surely hang separately.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Ticked On and Off

What makes my mind tick I be asked.

And I answer, think like a clock,

Depending on what I be tasked

To think, ticking to me does talk

About what be my mode of thought.

Be I fearful, happy or sad,

Impulse controls on those I've got.

But messes me up mode is mad,

Even though warning signals sound,

My ticking tends out of control.

All my thoughts go spinning around,

In search of vague self righteous goal.

So when ticked off, my mind I let

To trouble time, my mind to set.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Make My Dreams Come True

I've heard that chasing dreams can be

A very tiring, long, hard race,

With never any guarantee,

But still I keep good, steady pace.

And even though I run into

Many failures along the way,

I learn from each of them, I do,

And in quest for my dreams I stay.

For I have dreams that for me will

Make me a better person of

Reaching my success to fulfill,

Received because I gave my love.

My perseverance to me seems

The best way to turn real my dreams.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Un Independence Day

July Fourth, Independence Day,

Two hundred and fifty first one,

Final attack on U.S.A.,

Freedom experiment undone.

Invaders first came from within,

Making We the People believe

Ideals on which We did begin,

Now billionaire tools to deceive.

And so were voted in those who

Be pawns to powerful abroad.

We the People, now puppets, true,

U.S.A. now under un God.

It will be easy as could please,

Takeover by Communist Chinese.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Anubis

I am Anubis, I'm your guide

For your trip from living to dead.

You will need to get mummified,

I'm thinking in my jackal head.

So all your body juices, first,

I will be sucking out of you.

And when you're oh so dry, you'll thirst

For my embalming fluid to

Keep you from natural decay.

I want your trip to go real well,

And not be all rotted away,

Arriving in heaven or hell.

In my capable hands you be,

Now most mummy dearest to me.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Win with Grin

The wife got very mad at me,

Gave her left hook right at my face.

A lot of pain and blood there be,

Front tooth of mine knocked out of place.

The wife was not at all concerned,

As off to the dentist I went.

The dentist, Japanese, I learned,

Art of kintsugi did present.

The wife would scoff at such a mend,

Using this to highlight what's broke.

But what a message it would send

Her, along with a last laugh stroke.

The wife does glare at me quite cold,

I sport my new front tooth of gold.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Wishful Thinking

Mowing the lawn, his given chore.

We're always anxious about this,

But know that he likes writing more,

For the time being, gives us bliss.

We deem mowing to be attack,

That gives all of us a bad day.

Even though we do soon come back,

We all hope for prolonged delay.

He now has put his writing down.

Look at the mower, he does take.

From us comes a collective frown,

That we dandelions all make.

Unhappy outcome we do find,

Mowing the lawn back on his mind.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 A Traitor, You

A traitor, you're found guilty of

Entering, then breaking my heart,

In cruel betrayal of my love,

Ripping my happiness apart.

A traitor, you ran away from

The good love nest I thought we built.

You must have thought I am too dumb

To ever find you full of guilt.

A traitor, you now dare to bring

More pain and grief to me to bear,

By flaunting off your latest fling,

Making me one you must beware.

A traitor, you're found guilty sure.

Now I'm you're executioner.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Jim's Collection

Jim for decades collected us.

We're even kept in our own drawer.

Button garments, we are the plus

Spare button, o'er time, more and more.

Oft us, Jim did accumulate.

None of us ever needed though,

Cuz Jim would never hesitate,

Buy something new, rather than sew.

We only saw Jim when he'd add

A new spare button to our bunch.

Jim, old and ill, the news be sad,

He's gone now, as we had a hunch.

Today, they're gonna bury Jim.

We buttons doubt we'll go with him.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Best Friend

He adopted me, so I came

To live with him in his small place.

His wife recently died, a shame,

Now he was a misery case.

He's old and becoming more ill,

Won't be long and he'll join his wife.

But I can help him while he's still

Living out the rest of his life.

Whenever he is feeling blue,

A solace for him I can be.

Instinct will tell me what to do.

He can always depend on me.

I will stay with him till his end,

And this dog will be his best friend.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 This Veteran

This veteran returned from war,

Badly wounded but still alive,

Who I knew had helped many more

Escape from threat and to survive.

This veteran from wounds would heal,

But many wounds stayed raw inside,

And which forever he would feel

For comrades of his who had died.

This veteran, I know does not

Like to talk of war times he had,

But I know that he cares a lot

About his service, that's my Dad.

When asked, this veteran does tell,

"Truest heroes are those who fell."

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Blowin' in the Wind

Ma and Pa, my sister and I,

At first thought it would be no harm,

But seemed to stay forever be

Upon our Oklahoma farm.

We stayed indoors as much we could,

But livestock needed tendin,' so

We ventured out, did little good,

Blindin' us in its swirlin' blow,

Smellin' like fire swept up the nose,

A gritty, bitter mouthful taste,

Waves hittin' us in ebbs and flows,

Layin' us in a hopeless waste.

We did to survive what we must,

As all around us, blowin' dust.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 My Theory of Relativity

Sword of Damocles, who was kin

Of mine long centuries ago.

Many a king thought he could win,

But every king to death did go.

Most by the sword, but some with fear,

The sword always hung over them,

So made a bad reigning career,

Causing around the world mayhem,

As Damocles ancestor, I'd

Thought I would have an edge to be

Ruler of the whole world, so tried,

And conquered all successfully.

Sword of Damocles struck my head,

Powered to world queen, but now dead.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Charon

Ferryman of the Underworld,

I, Charon, am stuck in this job,

Never a break in death unfurled,

I get the bodies by the gob,

To ferry over River Styx,

After a toll to me be paid.

Sometimes, I will put in a fix,

Like deal with live Hercules I made.

But doing this for centuries

Has truly become such a bore.

I need find something new to ease

The same ol', same ol' of this chore.

So I've joined a dating website,

Take my mind off this ferry plight.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 End of My Love

I remember the day she came,

The cute girl who moved in next door.

I found out Susie was her name.

My love for her grew all the more,

As through the summer we would go

On walks to the park, and would ride

The playground rides. All I did know

Was feeling oh so good inside.

As school would open soon, we made

Plans being there that we could choose,

Both of us starting second grade.

Then Susie gave me the sad news.

Gee whiz, my love ended the day,

Susie and her folks moved away.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Commitment  

Marriage as institution is

Requiring commitment, the wife

So often yells at me, gee whiz,

I feel condemned to doing life.

First falling in, then out of love,

Now for the wife, I feel just hate,

And getting so sick and tired of

This marriage that's doomed to ill fate.

The wife refuses to divorce

Me, so I'm getting all the more

Mentally unstable of course.

I'm going crazy to my core.

In a funny farm I now be,

That's where the wife committed me.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Better, Not Bitter

I'm chocoholic since quite young,

But remember that first time it

Tasted so bitter to my tongue,

Baking chocolate, not a hit.

So since that time, made sure of course

That any chocolate I had,

Be sweetened by a sugar source,

Be such a combo, I be glad.

But sugar diabetes, I

Acquired from all that sugar in

Chocolate, but then came supply,

Non sugar sweeteners, a win.

Better, not bitter, chocolate treat,

When mixed with substance making it sweet.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Crowd Walking

In the city I walk a lot.

I must do so, and always I'm

With huge crowds of walkers who've got

To be walking at the same time.

I truly don't like to be stuck

In a huge crowd like a sardine

Pressed with others in a can, yuck,

Ever pushed and shoved 'twixt and 'tween.

And so a thought did come to me,

How walkers would give me more space,

While still in a huge crowd I'd be,

And walking at a normal pace.

Best way to walk in crowds, I think,

Be sure that as I walk, I stink.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Wifey Wins, Hubby Loses

Wifey and Hubby play a game

Of cards, each card being dealt up.

Both of the spouses have the aim

Of beating the other one, yup.

Wifey well knows that Hubby is

Always quite a bad loser, and

So she makes it serious biz

That she is gonna win this hand.

And sure enough, card flipped up be

For poor Hubby the losing one.

As Wifey giggles at him, she

Is again having all the fun.

Flipped me, the Joker, with the news,

All his marbles, Hubby does lose.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Dad's Secret

"The Brady Bunch," hit T.V. show

Of the 1970's that

Family viewers came to know

In a warm, loving habitat.

But Dad was in the closet gay.

Mom and others in show knew this.

If public knew, would end bad way,

Cancellation, this show of bliss.

So Dad and Mom and others would

Not divulge Dad's secret, so be

A run for the show, pretty good,

As a squeaky clean family.

Finale stuff, Dad fumed about,

So the show's bosses wrote Dad out.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 The Wife of Me

The wife, I married not by choice,

But by her daddy's clear intent,

With his shotgun and his firm voice,

The message to me clearly sent.

The wife desires I believe that

I won't regret this choice as made,

Me with her in our habitat,

Her daddy's wish won't be betrayed.

The wife reminds me constantly,

That for me to think otherwise,

Is surely no thought that should be,

Becuz her daddy's wrath would rise.

The wife does truly get upset

When told our marriage, I regret.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Ever To and From War

The powerful choose to wage war,

And send the powerless to fight.

The rich get richer while the poor

Are sent for causes rarely right.

Battle after battle be fought,

Some of them won, some of them lost.

The fighting pawns suffer a lot.

Just surviving comes at a cost.

Those who don't die are wounded some,

In body, heart and soul and mind,

Some never to recover from

Continuous game of war kind.

The powerful pick merchandise,

The powerless to pay the price.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Get Over Me

I hear you're still complaining of

All of the wrongs that I done you.

Hell, I can't help you fell in love

With me, I never asked you to.

With you, I soon did understand

You be a downer, always bound

To be in cemetery land.

Became a bummer, you around,

And so I dropped you like a rock,

Then ran away as quick I could.

Maybe it comes to you a shock,

My life with you was not that good.

I sure would have stayed with you, bitch,

If I'd known you would get so rich.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Heat of the Moment

Together in this time and place,

Both being in a state of bliss,

Arms wrapped around in close embrace,

Great expectations for our kiss.

Our eyes do meet in messaging

Our mutual consent to be,

Emphasized in heavy breathing,

In anticipation that we

Will very soon let our lips lock,

As moving forces meant to meet,

Sensing lovely electric shock,

Generating a lot of heat.

You hot pepper me with desire,

Surely catching my lips on fire.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 My Time in God's Time

In the Bible, I often read

Of Kairos, God's time, tales of old,

Teaching lessons of life indeed,

Still applicable as when told.

When I was young in Sunday School,

The Bible stories were taught me,

Especially the Golden Rule,

That still today, as then should be.

The times the Bible tells of this,

Thousands of years ago, are still

Teaching me that I should not sin.

I should conform mine to God's will.

Chronologically now old, I'm

Seeking salvation in God's time.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Hopper Whopper

Dan'l Webster, jumper, well trained

For jumping competition set.

No one in the county complained,

So on Dan'l was heavy bet.

But when came time for Dan'l to

Jump, he just could not move at all.

Judges did what they had to do,

Dan'l, the loser, was the call.

Later, Dan'l belched out some lead

Pellets, causing big gain in weight,

Not knowing Dan'l had been fed

By his competition, ill fate.

This Mark Twain tale made history,

Sport of frog jumping came to be.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Touchy

An old veteran, I got to

Go on a base and get to see

A stealth fighter, visible true,

Right out in the open it be.

Even though I could see it fine,

It was quite a distance away,

Past a rope with "No Touching" sign.

I wanted a closer display,

So I went past the rope, right up

To the stealth fighter, fast I got.

Then I reached out and touched it, yup,

Would blame I'm feeble if was caught.

After touching it, I can vouch

I heard that stealth fighter yell, "Ouch!"

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 In My Nature

The man's best friend, he said I be.

We be together a long time.

He could always depend on me

To stay with him as long as I'm

Getting fed the food that I need.

And he did feed me very well,

I appreciated indeed,

And contented with him, did dwell.

But then nature did take her course,

And hunger within me did grow.

I had to find a new meat source.

Naturally, to him I did go.

My friend, the man, is now dead meat,

And I, a hungry dog, must eat.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 They've Never Met

My heart tells me I should do this.

My mind tells me I should do that.

If this and that were same, pure bliss

Throughout my being habitat.

But alas, this my heart tells me

Is never that, my mind does tell.

So always there's uncertainty

Within my being where I dwell.

Both right and wrong be mind and heart,

So can't say either tells me best.

But worst is feeling ripped apart,

When they are both put to the test.

Two things in me keep me upset,

My mind and heart, who've never met.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Loss of a King

King Charles the First of England be

A king who thought he held the crown

By right of God's divinity.

Thinking otherwise, he put down

As corruptible to his reign,

And would be fought with all his will,

While on the throne he did remain,

Divine destiny to fulfill.

So then became a test of might,

Rebels against the king arose.

King Charles sent his armies to fight,

But victory went to his foes.

Parliament ruled the king be dead.

Over crown right, Charles lost his head.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 My Answer to Your Question

What if? questions from you to me

Are really getting hard to hear.

I know you hope my answer be

That in our relationship, we're

Gonna be such a perfect pair,

And all your what ifs? answered by

Me, erasing all your despair.

But I've got no reason to lie,

So I'm gonna do what you ask.

The hole you've dug, I will fulfill

The sad but necessary task

Of shutting you up with a kill.

What if? What if? What if? What if?

Here' your answer, you're now a stiff.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 My Current Chapter

Decades back, my life did begin.

It's true that time does seem to fly.

Now my 7th chapter I'm in,

Statistics say that soon I'll die.

In Chicago, long my home town,

Along the Lake I often walk.

But older I get, I tire down,

Time chips away at this old block.

Yet able still to volunteer

At the lovely Lincoln Park Zoo.

Being there puts me in best cheer,

That still there's much to think and do.

From fact to fiction dream I nurse,

Maybe my chapters will reverse.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Elemental

The Santa Ana winds do blow

Savage wildfires out of control,

And my home to ashes does go.

I feel such loss deep in my soul.

Then all around me starts to shake,

And water mains violently burst,

Another California quake,

Not good, but would not be the worst.

Earth, wind and fire, together be

Reminders of nature's cruel force.

But part of nature, also me,

So I seek help from nature's source.

And on my knees I fall and pray,

In faith that God will show my way.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Nightshade & Nectar

I be a Nightshade plant who is

Oft visited by insects who

Slurp up my nectar making biz.

In turn pollination they'll do.

Some bugs bug, meant to or not.

Then sugary "wound" nectar, I

Make, summoning friend ants, a lot,

Who feed on my nectar supply.

And then, in return, defend me best,

Attacking those bugs bugging me,

And ridding me of such a pest.

A sweet alliance this does be.

Friends are called on by this Nightshade,

Depending on nectar I've made.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Misplaced Normalcy

In the beginning be ideal

As a destination to go,

To be of service, true and real.

Privilege upon meant to bestow

The goer with the senders' trust,

The goer would work hard and long,

To be a part of good and just,

And not to go for selfish wrong.

But such ideal did not long last,

As over time the goers went,

And chose self serving vote be cast,

As self be prime to represent.

Going to U.S. Congress for

Self greed is normal, more and more.