Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Last Twilight Up Zone Unknown

Last episode of "Twilight Zone"

Starred Rod Serling, but never aired.

Big sponsors did not want it shown,

So with viewing public, not shared.

As normal, at episode end,

Serling to the camera spoke,

Like conversing with a good friend.

And during his chat, Rod did smoke

Cigarettes, and of course the brand,

The show's biggest sponsor did make.

But this time, Rod's chat went unplanned,

Unscripted turn the show did take.

Ros Serling gasped in cig smoke breath,

Fell to the floor and choked to death.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Next Year's Eve

"Eve of Destruction," song sang back

Decades ago when western world

Wondered if Red China attack

Was 'bout to happen, nuke bombs hurled.

But Red China, not ready then,

Had to build up its wherewithal,

Bet that western world crime and sin

Would rise like the nuke arsenal

Of Red China, getting it on,

Till twenty twenty seven be,

Red China will attack Taiwan,

Will be the eve of World War III.

Red China's been content to wait

For western world's destruction fate.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 My Divided Mind

There be division in my mind,

Torn between my guilt and my pride.

A solution I sought to find,

To no avail, hard as I tried.

Yes, I had treated a friend wrong.

But the same friend had wronged me too.

The guilt I felt in me grew strong,

But the pride in me also grew.

Both these forces, intent to fight.

Such a problem, how could I solve?

I needed find a force for right,

So calmed down and let such evolve.

The guilt and pride faded in me,

As I found some humility.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 For Love of Me

I was the apple of her eye,

And I just knew she would give in,

Then also would involve her guy

With triangled original sin.

I knew I would be picked as best

To appeal to these humankind,

As a divine temptation test.

I mattered too much in their mind,

So she plucked me right off my tree.

And she, then he, each took a bite.

Oh, how they both did so love me.

Then came boom sound with bolt of light.

"You loved to bite, Adam and Eve,"

"Forbidden fruit, pack up and leave!"

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 No Peace

Mama held baby in her arms,

And hoping for peace coming, so

Maybe would be gone all war harms,

Off to war, her child would not go.

But Mama's child did grow up, and

No peace did come, but did come war.

Feeling duty to the child's land,

The child went off to fight with more.

And Mama's child was later found,

Just another war casualty.

Back to Mama, child was home bound

For burial of the body.

Yeah, one more Mama, one more shame,

Waiting for peace, that never came.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Purgatory Garden

In the purgatory does be

Our garden and guardian of

Truth of the dead in secrecy

Of path below or path above.

We provide humans coming here

Determination to await

A sense of maintaining good cheer,

Which ever way does go their fate,

Opening up our blossoms to

Each human needing gift of grace.

We give humans something to do,

Waiting their truth in time and place.

We flowers wish the humans well,

Up to heaven or down to hell.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Petty Argument

The four elements, earth and air,

And fire and water talked about

The gift that each of them would share

For important birthday, no doubt.

Earth said it would make a clay bust.

Air's gift would be rainbow balloon.

Fire felt a lightning bolt a must.

Water'd sing a sea chanty tune.

What started as a friendly chat

Turned into elementary rift,

Ending up in a vicious spat

As to who's giving the best gift.

And what none of the four could say,

When is Mother Nature's birthday?

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 We Let the Swamp Thrive

The swamp called Washington, D.C.,

Critters are roaming left and right,

Power and money hoarded be,

For which, amongst each other fight.

We the People sent this bunch there,

Though some in deep state stuck around,

Doing their dirty bizness where

The sun don't shine in dark swamp ground.

Just their pawns, We the People played.

Their lies and tricks, we're easy fooled.

So don't know why We seem dismayed

That by swamp critters we be ruled.

These swamp critters won't budge no doubt,

Till maybe China clears them out.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Place Sitting

The year, 1871,

The place, London at home inside.

The mother is asked by her son,

She be painted by him with pride.

At first he did want her to stand.

She said, "No way, I'm 96!"

She looks around the household, and

Of all there, I'm the one she picks.

And so upon me, she does pose.

She's fully supported by me,

As reliable one she chose,

And "Whistler's Mother" comes to be.

I'm so happy I could be there.

Anna posed sitting in this chair.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Judge Their Notion by Their Motion

There be those humans who preach that

We all need use fossil fuel less,

So as to save Earth habitat

From global warming those assess

Be carbon footprints are too much.

Just solar and wind energy

Should be used, although using such,

Much more expensive our bills be.

Most of those humans preaching so,

Fly private aircraft 'round the world,

Just fossil fuels used as they go,

Loads of carbon footprints unfurled.

Humans who preach let's save the Earth,

Act so their words have little worth.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Bewitched By

Legend has it, Circe the witch,

When Odysseus and his crew came,

She decided to make a switch,

Her crew turned to pigs with her aim

Of extorting Odysseus for

His sexual favors for her.

He gave in, and Circe did score,

A predatory gal for sure.

Satisfied, Circe returned crew

Back human, they showed some remorse.

They preferred being pigs, yes true!

We, real pigs here were pleased of course.

We told Circe, we'd really mind,

If she turned us to humankind.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 On My To Do List

Another new day break of dawn,

I wake up and sit in my bed.

The rat race outside's going on.

I'm in no hurry, so instead

Look outside my high rise window, oh,

The sunny blue sky, very nice.

But other high rise buildings, no,

I am aware I pay a price.

Keep meaning to, but still have not

Acquired some window drape or shade.

As a result, I know I've got

Lots of eye making on me made.

Normally nude in bed I'd be,

But not with peepers peeping me.

Sense Sonnet - Ticker

 Bird Talk 'Round the Fountain

The water fountain is the place

Where the secretarial pool

Of rainbow lorikeets do race

First thing before work, to sip cool

Water, and of course gossip talk.

This morning Madge is subject thirst.

Affair with her boss is a shock,

Cuz Madge in looks department's worst.

That her having a fling's occurred

Anywhere in down under land,

Is wild for such a homely bird,

None of these gals can understand.

When to the fountain, Madge does come,

The other lorikeets go mum.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Happiness is a Choice

Happiness is a choice I can

Make sometimes and sometimes make not.

But of all my emotions span,

Happiness is the best I've got,

As state of being I can be.

Sometimes feeling mad, bad or sad

Requires lots of effort from me,

For state of happiness be had.

But rule of thumb that helps me out,

When I'm unhappy I look for

Someone else unhappy no doubt.

Be there for them, I'm happy more.

When happiness I fail to choose,

Opportunity lost, I lose.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Blossoming at Baby Sitting

A bunch of baby mice did come

To our garden, we don't know why.

Their helplessness was worrisome

To us, and so we had to try

To care for them as best we could,

Until their parents could be found.

We made them comfy, snug and good,

In a warm blanket on the ground.

And soon the baby mice were fast

Asleep, and we hope dreaming well.

So no matter how long time last,

So safe and sound with us they'll dwell.

For well done baby mice sitting,

We blue bell flowers be fitting.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Antigone

When knowing that her brother's dead,

Antigone in secret tried

To bury him, but is instead

Caught by guards, not wanting to hide

Her wish to disobey the king,

Who deemed her brother as a foe.

Antigone got sentencing,

And to a living death did go,

Buried alive inside a cave.

But the king was warned the gods were

Displeased unless the king did save

Antigone, god graced for sure.

The king sent guards to set her free.

Hanged herself dead, Antigone.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Change of plan

To the future I've been assigned

To verify my planet will

Change badly for life of my kind.

Dire warnings came true to fulfill

The destiny of global heat,

Causing ocean levels to rise,

Till water coverage was complete

O'er planet surface, no surprise!

My mission is to report on

Whether what is to be is worth

Putting all resources upon

Human elite leaving the Earth.

Through the now open portal, I'm

Walking on water, passing time.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Glad I Was Here For Him

He'd been here many times before,

When he would come and stand by me.

He seemed quite depressed more and more.

In sorry state he seemed to be.

But then one day as close he stood

By me, he looked at me real strange,

Like something happened to him good,

And somehow I'd helped him to change.

He wrote a song about this and

Named the song after me, gee whiz!

Not all he told, I understand.

That I helped, great feeling that is.

I'm useful as a kitchen sink.

Maybe I'm useful as a shrink.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Color Me?

I am so sad on knowing this.

We used to have such love to share,

Filling us both with joy and bliss.

We can redo, why don't you care?

I am so lonely without you,

Just can't believe that we're apart.

When you told me that we were through,

These words of yours just broke my heart.

I am so sorry you found out,

And you then gave me blame a lot.

Yes, I cheated on you no doubt,

And really wish I'd not been caught.

You can guess now, color I be, 

As divorce papers you serve me.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Unsent Voicemail

You used to be so sweet and nice,

And we used to have so much fun.

But then you turned as cold as ice,

Became such mean spirited one.

You used to be so filled with love,

To share with me in time and place.

But now you're only just full of

That smelly stuff, a basket case.

You used to be a giving soul,

Giving me lots of joy and bliss.

But now you're in a starring role

Of nagging me on that and this.

This is my voicemail to the wife,

Never sent, for fear of my life.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Critics

We are watching a man below

Blowing enormous bubbles to

Entertain children with his show,

For the moment, something to do.

To one another we call out,

Our comments poking fun at him.

The children laugh at him no doubt.

At not much, kids laugh on a whim.

We have to cry out pretty loud,

So heard above sounds of the sea,

And sounds of this gathered beach crowd.

But now we're off, cuz bored we be.

We sea gulls all the time do scoff

At silly humans showing off.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Vecna

Henry Creel, I'm top villain in

"Stranger Things," known as Vecna, me,

So full of lots of crime and sin,

Doing so two dimensionally.

Telepathic powers I've got,

Used to kill Mom and Sis, gee whiz,

Got me to like murder a lot,

Kid killing is my favorite biz.

Exiled to Upside Down Abyss,

Took over monsters there and did

Reign in terror, for me pure bliss.

Back to Hawkins to do my bid.

Villainy forever, instead

Goodies axed up, I lost my head.