Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Taking Advantage

The Carolina wren I'm named

By humans who build lots of stuff

That I make use of, so I'm famed

For being courageous enough

To nest where human stuff does be.

Now, an old house I'm checking out,

Looking for a good nook for me.

Needs a new coat of paint, no doubt,

But I'm betting, won't happen soon,

So taking advantage today

Of situation opportune,

A lot of paint peeling away.

These peeling paint strips I'll use best,

Material to build my nest.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 On My Exhale

I took a very deep breath in,

And then I slowly exhaled out.

Just as I was doing so, when

Kitty came curious no doubt,

Jumping into my lap, stretched to

Get close as could to my exhale.

Kitty's expression then did do

A rapid change in great detail,

From one of curious to one

Of extreme disgust in her face.

Her curiosity was done,

As off she ran to other place.

Kitty's look did give me a hint

That maybe I need chew a mint.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Wings on the Way

It's time for the young fairy to

Be getting wings so she may fly.

But first she knows what she must do.

To find her special flower. Why?

It be a rule in Fairyland,

A young fairy must empower

One to call for her new wings spanned,

That one be her special flower.

Thus, the young fairy, mission bound,

Searches through the forest until

Her special flower she has found,

And assures her wings to fulfill.

Waiting wings, the young fairy be

Upon her flower patiently.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Their Beginning

The two did meet by happenstance,

Came together on a blind date.

Was it beginning of romance?

Would depend upon Cupid's fate.

Lovely red rose he gave to her,

And she was quite pleased with the gift,

Very positive sign for sure.

Such good start could well uplift

Spirits of both he and she, yes.

And this did happen for the pair.

Their date went on with such success,

Very happily for each bear.

Though one bear brown, the other white,

Turned into Mr. and Ms. Right.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Empty Sadness

On dusk she came and sat on me,

Watched world go by, bottle in hand.

There was no doubt, drunk she did be,

But knew that I did understand.

Then, she'd stretch out and spend the night.

Her snores and gagging cough I'd hear.

And next morning, at dawn first light,

To get more booze, she'd disappear.

For many days, this same routine.

I was her place to sleep it off.

The two of us were a sad scene,

The passersby would look and scoff.

With sun rising, they came today,

And took her dead body away.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Truth for Tin Man

Red satin heart full of saw dust

Was best Wizard of Oz had.

The Tin Man knew shed tears would rust

Badly his face, though he be sad.

He sits upon a rock to cope,

Holding the fake heart in his hand.

Then Dorothy comes and gives him hope,

Told him truth he did understand.

He had good tenderness and care,

Already inside him a part,

With Dorothy and others did share

As well as any with real heart.

And hearing this, the Tin Man knew

It was not fake heartfelt but true.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Family Dilemma

Mafia princess, I got wed

To Daddy's second in command.

Seemed like a good deal, but instead,

It didn't go as Daddy planned.

Hubby decided Daddy need go,

Made an attempt on Daddy's life.

Daddy knew it was Hubby, so

Daddy offered me, Hubby' wife,

To prove where allegiance lie.

Now because Hubby was on guard,

Daddy causing Hubby to die

Was gonna be extremely hard.

Daddy's offer, I could not refuse,

Pushed Hubby overboard on a cruise.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 My Gold Digger Prospects

I am an old guy who likes to

Pick a young lovely on Friday,

Most likely a gold digger who

Wants to please me so that I'll pay.

So we go to a jewelry store.

I buy her an expensive ring,

Pay by check as I've done before,

Which I know needs verifying.

And so the ring, the jeweler holds

Until next Monday, which then would

Bring jeweler's and young lovely's scolds,

Cuz of course, my check is no good.

I know my behavior be bad,

But what a fun weekend I've had.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Game Prize to Savor

A cat and mouse game we do play,

Same routine, again and again.

Better game player, I can say,

To save my life I have to win.

Luckily of the two of us,

I'm the smarter and faster, so

Leave my opponent just to cuss,

Another loss to me to show.

Today, our game did surely please

Me, as I obtained worthy goal,

A humungous hunk of Swiss cheese,

Now safely with me in my hole.

Through wall crack, cat eyeballing me,

A gleeful mouse I truly be.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Spaceport

The first spaceport at last is done.

Many spacecraft can dock in place,

Each beginning or ending run,

Back from or into outer space.

All time, effort and cost well worth

Getting this spaceport built at last.

So flights coming to and from Earth

Can board and unboard very fast.

So each spacecraft wanting to dock

Must abide by strict rules set,

Obey by the book, by the clock,

In order for a spot to get.

Each spacecraft tied to dock has got

To have at least one astronaut.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 I Be Caretaker of God's Gift

Gift of my body, mind and soul

Is from God, and I always need

Keep all myself pure as my goal

Throughout my life in thought and deed.

False idols and impurities,

I need beware consumption of,

Thereby avoid evil disease

Inside of me against God's love.

If I be guilty of such sin,

I need consume good to amend,

Thereby cleansing myself within,

Seek God's forgiveness at my end.

All of myself I need assure,

All taken in be Holy pure.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 My Fighting Evil

I know that evil does exist.

I see and hear evil each day.

But evil I meet, try resist

Any evil I'd do or say.

Enough evil, I need not add

Any more to be made by me.

I need seek good in me, where bad

Confronts me as a true fact be.

The more evil that I do face,

The more wisdom and courage I

Am armed with in such time and place.

Overcome evil, I must try.

Confronted by evil as fact,

I pray for good to think and act.