Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Opportunity Pursuit

We find first time parenting is

A full time job for both of us,

Constantly minding offspring biz.

But Mom and Dad try not to fuss.

We're happy now our young do be

Old enough to go out and play,

Giving Mom and Dad, hopefully,

Some private time to come our way.

Now all alone, we have the chance

To reignite senses we knew,

And engage in some fun romance

That we mating wolves like to do.

We sent the pups out to play, then

We have all to ourselves the den.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 My Rose

My true love disappeared while she

Was hiking in the wilderness.

My hopes my Rose be found safely

Over the years were less and less.

But then one day, news I received,

My Rose found in a deep ravine

Where she'd fallen, I felt relieved

That some closure did intervene.

Though now just bones of Rose there be,

I was happy to hear, with her

Was growing wild flowers that she

Would have been so pleased with for sure.

Her skeletal remains were found,

Wild roses growing all around.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Mysterious Spring

Discovered, 1943,

When I was knocked off of a shelf.

"Walked" down a bunch of books, did me,

Discoverer wowed by myself.

There be no magic in my act.

Gravity and energy flows

Make me a scientific fact

Whenever "magic walking" goes.

I was meant for big time, I guess.

Sleek and sinuous means my name.

I became a commercial success,

For decades have had worldwide fame.

Who is this mysterious spring?

I am Slinky, a wondrous thing.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Duelers

Marvin the Martian does land in

A Loony Tune, Roadrunner is

Wile E. Coyote's prey again.

Marvin decides to mind their biz,

Daring Wile E. to a blast duel,

Winner to get Roadrunner prey.

Roadrunner watches, knowing who'll

Beep happy ending, no surprise.

Wile E. in Acme rocket shoots

Toward Marvin, firing his ray gun,

Both confidant in duel pursuits

As ending up the one who won.

On Wile E. and Marvin be joke,

As both blow up in cloud of smoke.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Assisted Living

Taking a shower is routine,

Told me by authority voice,

Must be maintained my good hygiene,

Wanted or not, I have no choice.

In the shower allowed alone,

As long as I do what I need

To do the job all on my own.

Though checked how well I do the deed.

For getting old, my time and place

Is in this nursing home to be

Where I am just another case,

Waiting for death to come for me.

Shadow on the frosted glass wall,

The nurse's aide, in case I fall.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 The Rise of the Lotus

From the dark muddy depths below,

The lotus flower seeks to rise

From the lake bottom, up to grow.

Hard journey, still the lotus tries

To move up through lake waters till

Reaching the surface of the lake,

Unfurling petals to fulfill

The sun's blessing for success sake.

Surviving through the worldly mire,

Through all the bad and unknown fate,

Knowing true nature does inspire,

Realizing a divine state.

Like the lotus rise to the sun,

I seek rise as spiritual one.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Hearing Hal

A widower I knew Hal be.

Soon after we began to date.

But after Hal did marry me,

I felt burdened by his wife, late.

Hal constantly did talk of her,

Their idyllic time spent in past,

Much better than today for sure.

Once in Hal's mind, long she would last

In my being a victim of

Hal's inability to let

Go, obsessing his first wife's love,

Which got his second wife upset.

Lamenting first wife, dead and gone,

Now I have to hear Hal sigh on.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Bad Time

That time we first met, you and me,

I thought we would have just some fun.

And  then no longer would we be,

Whatever time we had be done.

But then I fell real hard for you,

And no way would I let you go,

No matter that you wanted to.

But I had to have you and so

I went a little crazy mad

Trying to keep you, but instead

Our last time together went bad,

When I went blank and you went dead.

I think about you lots while I'm

Alone in my cell doing time.