Sense Sonnets

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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.



Monday, July 13, 2026

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.

Sunday, July 12, 2026

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.

Saturday, July 11, 2026

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.

Friday, July 10, 2026

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.

Thursday, July 09, 2026

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.

Wednesday, July 08, 2026

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!