Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Remember Robin

"Dead Poets Society" is

A film about coming of age.

Robin Williams, famed in show biz,

Starred as a teacher who'd engage

His young students to "carpe diem,"

To "seize the day," and too he'd read

Dead poets' poetry to them,

Giving inspiration indeed.

Much like the teacher he portrayed,

Robin gave to the cast and crew

A love for life that with them stayed,

Not knowing then what Robin knew.

Even Robin's great wit and skill

Could not outlive depression's kill.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Picked Not

Upon the same bush we all grew,

Red roses all, my buds and I.

When all of us be picked, we knew

We would provide a fresh supply

Of a fine gift to be received

In a well known gesture of love.

Such destiny, we all believed,

And looked forward to coming of

Gardener hands removing us from

Our bush, which did happen one day,

A happening, very welcome,

As one by one bud went their way.

My buds all picked, but I'm left jilted.

Alone in my sadness, I wilted.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Sign of?

"Welcome all people, love lives here,"

I saw the sign and thought how nice.

Then in mind some doubt did appear.

I paused to think about it twice.

And thought about my own life of

Living a lot of time and place,

And there be always signs of love.

But always there'd be hate I'd face.

And now the time and place I be,

Not the destination I yearn,

Now that my death has come to me.

I think I have made a wrong turn.

Of course the devil says love is

In hell, part of his pretense biz.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Lost Then Found

My life of yesterday did be

One of delusion, living hell.

But today I've serenity,

Live in the moment and live well.

After attempted suicide,

The state gave me an interlude.

Professional help was supplied.

Then I was discharged as one who'd

Continue to get help I need,

To stay healthy and to transcend

To a useful person indeed,

And to others, be a true friend.

No more pursuit of living lie,

Now pursuit of truth till I die.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 The Elsies

William Carlos Williams wrote of

Elsie Borden, he later named

"To Elsie," who'd known little love,

Described in his poem which aimed

At 1920's culture in

The U.S. which victimized those

Like Elsie with much crime and sin,

And there seemed nothing to oppose

The mentally challenged and poor

Being such easy targets to

Be trusting and victimized more.

Elsie represented that's true.

Elsie, an orphaned nursemaid who be

Employed by the Williams' family.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Awaiting Family

Mrs. Rabbit, a widow, I

Raised my children in forest dale.

One son, three daughters, Peter guy,

Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail.

The old Rabbit hole we moved from,

When this working Mom made good pay,

And to a treehouse we did come,

Where I live to this very day.

Now I'm relaxing with a book,

Waiting for kids and grandkids to

Visit me, and a meal I'll cook

That will tickle their tummies, true.

Years ago, Playboy Bunny, me,

But now retired, home Mum I be.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 2026 Outlook

Robert Frost in his famous verse,

"Fire and Ice," pens of the world's end.

One of these two, which would be worse?

Twenty twenty six I portend

That both will bring the world ill fate.

First will come another ice age,

But with deep freeze will still be hate,

Causing nuclear war to rage,

Melting all of the ice so that,

Just like the Bible tells us of,

Flood waters o'er world habitat.

The world needs now be love, sweet love.

Twenty twenty six, a year dark,

Few survive, rebuild Noah's Ark.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 My Salvation Psalm

I stand beside this lovely stream,

With righteousness in life's pursuit,

And hoping to fulfill God's dream

That in goodness I will bear fruit.

Ever vigilant I must be,

For wickedness is all around,

Seeking the destruction of me.

But in God's faith I stand my ground,

As pestilence does swarm about,

Threatening me with stress and strife.

I pray to God, and have no doubt

That salvation does bless my life.

Thank God, with righteousness I stay,

As God's wind blows wicked away.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 What I'm Hearing

Yes, "Hello darkness my old friend,"

"I've come to talk with you again,"

Lyrics, when younger, I would tend

To listen to in the dark when

Simon and Garfunkel would sing.

And when the song was over, I

Would talk to the darkness, yearning,

But left always wondering why

From dark silence there came no sound.

So this song and I parted ways.

Darkness no longer had me bound.

And nights I'd light up like the days.

Now old, I listen to this song,

And hear the darkness sing along.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 "Dog Eat Your Supper"

"Dog eat your supper," Dog I told.

But Dog, she just did bark at me

That she didn't like supper cold,

As supper I served her did be.

"Dog I sure don't have time for this."

"Heat your supper and I'll be late."

But Dog, she just did bark a dis

For me not caring how she ate.

"Dog, you let go of my pants leg."

But Dog through her teeth, she just growled.

And no matter how hard I'd beg,

Dog would not let go, once felt fouled.

I win no debates with my pup,

And I heated her supper up.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Winchester House

Widow Winchester was quite rich

From all the Winchester guns sold.

She bought me on a psychic's pitch,

A farm house, and already old.

She added lots of rooms to me,

One hundred and sixty in all,

Including stairs to nowhere be,

And doors open to just a wall.

Obsessed, the Widow lived inside

Of me to assure herself that

I met her plans, the day she died,

She deemed me done as habitat.

Why all the building on me done?

For ghosts of the Winchester gun.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Rhyme Biz

Waxing poetically, I

Often daydream of getting rich

Off of my large sonnet supply.

I just need to find the right niche,

Like Arch Hades, poetess, found,

Selling poetry for high price,

That made her record setting bound,

Such accomplishment sounds so nice.

But no doubt what happened with her

Involved talent and work and luck,

All of which I am not so sure

I'm willing to do for big buck.

So I await A.P.'s news flash

That A.P. turned my points to cash.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Wish Will Come

Summers in Chicago oft give

Some days so hot and humid that

It's hard outside for me to live,

Thus air conditioned habitat

Is where I'm forced to stay inside,

Wishing I were out and about,

Enjoying the Lake and parks, the pride

Of Chicago, summer no doubt

When most of my enjoyment is,

Except on those days when such hot

Make my mind and body, gee whiz,

Long for Chicago winter sought.

When worst of hot, humid summer be,

Invincible winter's wished by me.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Reflect Badly

Long she's looked at me with such need.

Long I have let her beauty see.

More and more a vain one indeed,

She's taking advantage of me.

And so this morning I chose to

Let her see herself as inside,

Where she has an ugliness, true,

And thus this image I supplied.

Of course such caused her to go mad,

And I felt the force of her fist,

Landing, so a crack I now had,

Assault that would not be dismissed.

She's got seven years real bad luck.

Yes, a vengeful mirror she has struck.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Beach Strollers, Then and Now

To Florida we two retired,

In time to place we had planned out,

Fulfilled the dream we'd long desired,

Where we shared memories no doubt,

Where we'd honeymooned long ago.

Having no money, we camped here

Upon this beach we came to know,

Sharing young love we held so dear.

Now comfortable moneywise,

Achieving our retirement goal,

With a condo just the right size,

Upon this beach we love to stroll.

We strolled this beach, lovers in youth,

And now still stroll, long in the tooth.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 First Cup

It's early in the morning and

I'm enjoying time to myself,

Brewing my favorite coffee brand.

I've taken two cups from the shelf.

The brew is ready and I pour

One cup of coffee just for me.

I have about an hour more

Alone in the kitchen to be.

Time enough I can think about

My day ahead and what I'll do,

Both boring stuff and fun no doubt.

I sit and think and sip my brew.

Ah yes, I hear Hubby is up.

With love I pour another cup.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Family Sadness

He was her favorite son, I know,

And when he joined the army, she

Was very sad to see him go,

And ever much sadder when he

Was killed and his body returned

To her to bury and ask why

His death, a waste for all, she yearned

For him, such thoughts still make her cry.

She cannot let him rest in peace,

And constantly blames herself for

What happened to him. She can't cease

Obsessing on him more and more.

Her favorite son is dead and gone,

But I, her other son, live on.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Stork Story

When my young son did learn to talk,

Of course a question he did ask,

I knew would come but still a shock,

"Where did I come from?" Thus the task

Of whether or not to tell true

The how and why and where detail.

But much easier task to do,

He got delivered like the mail

By a family loving bird,

The stork brought my bundle of joy,

Request I made and the stork heard,

To bring to me my special boy.

Same cute but false tale for my son,

That for me, Mom and Dad had done.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 First Contact

While I was taking a walk, I

Encountered an E.T. who said

It came in peace. I don't know why,

But it seemed insincere instead.

Then it told me from where it came,

And I began to understand,

Becoming wary of its aim,

Thus refusing to shake its hand.

Using mental telepathy,

An urgent message was relayed

To the proper authority

That it was here, and please send aid.

I'd learned their trust was not of worth,

Any one from the planet Earth.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Color Clashing Max

We are two puppy dogs who've got

A young human named Max who is

Into wild, weird colors a lot,

But we let him mind his own biz.

Our home is filled with furniture

And furnishings in shapes and hues

That are quite colorful for sure,

That one with good taste would not choose.

And Max himself does like to dress

In fashions that make him look like

A paint factory, we would guess,

That had a big explosion. Yike!

Wild color combos, we don't mind,

Cuz  both of us are color blind.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Failure of Our Marriage?

I'm flying my wife and I to

A tropic isle where I will try,

Our troubled marriage, to renew.

I was kind of surprised when my

Wife agreed to travel with me.

"We are almost there," I tell her,

A beautiful island this be,

Surrounded by sea water pure,

Volcanic mountainsides now wrapped

In forestation, lush and green.

I look at my wife who has napped

Most of the trip, her smile looks mean.

My wife learned how to fly, no doubt,

As from my plane she pushed me out.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Our Pink Cloud Summer

I am outside for the first time

In a long time, and thanks to you

For your invitation, and I'm

Really looking forward to do

What I haven't done in a while,

See the sunrise, feel the sunshine,

And being with you makes me smile

Again, and with you I feel fine.

Have a pink cloud summer, you say

You think it's time I had, and so

Let's begin with this summer day,

Enjoy together the warm glow.

A pink cloud summer it will be,

As long as I have you with me.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Holy Ghost

Faithful of Christianity

Believe in God and in God's Son,

And in a third divinity,

The Holy Ghost, who is the One

Who be the voice of righteousness,

Reminding people of their sin,

Encouraging them to confess,

And their making amends begin.

When God sent His Son forth to live,

The Holy Ghost came with Him too.

When the Son died, sins to forgive,

The Holy Ghost blessed faithful true.

God and Son in Heaven above

Trust Holy Ghost to share Their love.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Petty at the Top

President John F. Kennedy

Said and did a lot for the good.

But petty J.F.K. could be.

His inaugural ball, he would

Disinvite a famous man who

Was black, married to woman white,

And Sammy Davis Jr. knew

Hurt of a presidential slight.

No public apology from

Kennedy for his pettiness.

Forgiveness from Sammy did come.

Did Kennedy care more or less?

All U.S. Presidents do and say

Some petty stuff, even J.F.K.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 My Enabler

For my 50th birthday, I

Knew my Mum will bake just for me

A sweet toffee cake that is my

Favorite food that ever be.

For every birthday, I knew that

A toffee cake my Mum would bake,

Since every day my Mum was at

The task a toffee cake to make,

Knowing I had a sweet tooth, so

Day after day much sugar ate,

That tooth by tooth began to go,

Toffee cake addiction my fate!

Toffee cake enabler, my Mum.

I lost my teeth, but still can gum.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 My Vanilla Sky

Being quite wealthy but ill, I'd

Bought my spot as a candidate

For a new experiment tried,

To turn my life more than just fate.

Cryonically suspended, I

Into a dreamlike state was placed,

Giving my mind constant supply

Of "Utopia," interfaced

With an A.I. system control.

My husband hired a pro to hack

Into the system with the goal

Of giving me a mind attack.

Death is, as I am now aware,

A bad glitch in A.I. software.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 My Fear

I remember as a child, I

Was fearless in my thought and deed.

But then as I got older, my

Fearlessness did change to the need

To be more fearful every day,

That what I dreamed and hoped for would

Not be happening just the way

I wanted, and that was not good.

The greater expectations had,

The lesser I was satisfied.

Why oh why had my life gone bad!

Why oh why won't my fear subside!

Now that I'm old, my fear's more mild,

May become fearless like my child.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Have Hope Plus ...

"God helps those who help themselves" be

A suggestion from ancient Greece.

Life's problems show up endlessly.

Maybe with death, problems will cease.

Having hope is a help no doubt,

But may or may not be enough,

Solving problems that come about,

Especially ones that be tough.

So just thinking problems away

Needs as well thinking what to do.

Pick the do that hopefully may

Make a problem solving come true.

Along with having hope, one need

Also have common sense, indeed.