Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Kept Hidden

"People don't fake depression, they"

"Fake being okay ..." quote went on,

"Remember that. Be kind." He'd say,

And then Robin Williams was gone.

When alive, most public did not

Know how depressed Robin did be.

His talent covered it a lot.

Under, most of us could not see.

But if we'd known the truth about

Robin's depression when alive,

Would such knowledge have cast doubt

On whether his career could thrive?

Your great wit and humor did cease.

Sad, Robin Williams, rest in peace.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Oh Well!

If I lived well, I heard it said

That death would tremble to take me.

So maybe never I'd be dead,

So well my life I lived to be.

Of course live well as I defined,

Which probably was not the way

A well life might have been divined,

Which I knew not, never did pray.

And so there came that point in time,

The docs all told me time to go,

So lie here in my deathbed, I'm

Waiting to see if death will show.

I did not take death's coming well,

Looked at me and giggled like hell.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Kukulkan

Kukulkan is my Mayan name,

The feathered serpent god who is

Known for equinoctial fame,

Doing annunciation biz.

Each equinox, autumn and spring,

The setting sun announces my

Generosity in coming.

Display a shadow in light, I

Descend the northern staircase of

My pyramid, bridge, sky to earth,

To grace all the mere mortals' love,

Deeming me of such esteemed worth.

The tourists hunger to see me,

Each having paid a viewing fee.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 She Surprised Me!

I remember fourth grade when she

Came into class for her first day.

She sat in the desk in front of me.

I was class clown, so had to play.

Teacher told us, pass papers up

To front of each row, and so I

Gave her pigtail a quick tug, yup,

To get her attention was why.

She turned around, the papers took,

Then she got up, to my side came,

And at me gave a grinning look.

Then at me, suddenly took aim.

Set for anything, but not this,

On my cheek, she planted a kiss.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Life's a Gamble

The aging Colonel and his wife

Become poorer with every day.

Under martial law, a hard life,

As finances dwindle away.

They lost their only son when killed

By the government, they received

A small estate to them he'd willed,

Now spent to live on as they grieved.

Their son's favorite rooster be

All that's left to remind the two

Of their son, now just memory.

The Colonel frets, what can he do!

The Colonel hopes to ease their plight,

Teaching the rooster how to fight.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 A Dog's Life on the Road

Tess of the Dormobiles, I ride

With these humans in their cool van,

Old hippies with pot smokin' pride,

As we cruise 'cross the U.S. span.

A hardy Tess, I do hang out,

Soberly watch for any goof

That poor drivin' might cause no doubt,

Then with my humans, raise the woof.

My mottoes are live and let live,

Forgive and forget human stuff.

I try to remain pawsitive,

And fetch some smiles when life is ruff.

Most often high my humans be

And all are sure mutts about me.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 My Defenestration

Defenestration I should get,

The wife told me when she learned that

I cheated on her, quite upset

In our high rise habitat.

I'd no idea what meant this word,

Probably nothing good of course.

I told the wife she was absurd.

But could it mean costly divorce?

The wife opened a window and

Then snuck up behind and pushed me.

Suddenly, I did understand,

Flying out the window I be.

Defenestration be my fate.

I learned the word's meaning too late!

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Norma's Comeback

Norma Desmond, silent film star,

Takes in a down on his luck Joe.

Norma believes that the two are

Destined to make her comeback go,

As teenage temptress, Salome,

Though Norma's too old for this role,

Joe sees a chance for pay to stay,

Help Norma with her silly goal.

But over time, Joes gets upset,

Tells Norma he is leaving her.

Mad, Norma shoots her ingrate pet.

Cops come and cameras occur.

"As if we never said goodbye,"

Norma's back in the public eye.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Psalm 29

In mighty thunderstorm be heard

The Voice of the Lord in great force,

Giving o'er seven times, God's Word,

Idol worshippers will remorse

Such false and feeble denials of

Supremacy of God o'er all,

And given life under God's Love.

So from Heaven comes warning Call,

In stormy measures, dark and deep,

God's Will must reign, all time, all place.

God's people must find faith and keep

In glory for Gift of God's Grace.

Message given, God's Wrath does cease.

God's people again live in peace.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Repentless

Uncle Pete was a sinner most

All of the years that he did live,

Told repent to the Holy Ghost,

Then Uncle Pete, God would forgive.

But Uncle Pete was blasphemous,

Would not let the Holy Ghost aid.

At such, Uncle Pete would just cuss,

And such a blasphemer he stayed.

When Uncle Pete hit his deathbed,

We tried to get him to repent.

But, "Go to hell" was all he said,

And so we guess that's where he went.

But Uncle Pete's death sure did turn

Us repenters, no yearn to burn.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Tarot Card Care

The tarot cards, I often use

Over many readings, and I'm

Concerned, the cards I don't abuse,

Expect too much o'er too much time.

The cards I know can get too tired,

Too polluted with people stuff.

When too much of this they've acquired,

The tarot cards do say, "Enough."

So when the time and place is right,

I spread the cards out carefully,

Where all will be under moonlight,

As asleep in bed I will be.

Tarotically opportune,

A cleanse and charge under full moon.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Loss I Won't Get Back

The wife on some vacation be,

Taking a cruise somewhere unknown,

She wrote in note of leaving me.

Such a loss, being left alone.

Friends and family were concerned.

The authorities got involved.

Time passed, the wife never returned.

Her missing case was never solved.

But with my life, I carried on,

Happily so to my delight.

Only evidence she was gone,

The note I'd forced the wife to write.

The wife is lost and won't be found,

Unless dug up in now paved ground.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 The White Delight

In early spring, winter still is

Mischievous enough for more snow

To blanket my back yard, gee whiz,

For me such a depressing show.

But temperature did rise enough

That all the snow away should melt.

Why then did my eyes see white stuff?

Some curiosity I felt.

But what I saw were snow drops and

Hyacinth and anemone

And snowbells, all a sight so grand,

Causing quick an uplift in me.

When snow melted, be left delight,

Bed of these blooms all colored white.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Dog House for Me

My human guys, Dad and son be

Building a dog house in the yard,

And doing this work just for me.

My guys are working very hard.

Of course this is a worthy goal.

I am deserving my own place.

In my supervisory role,

I'm sticking close by, just in case

My good input, my guys might need

For better of this project's sake.

I will bark clearly, yes indeed,

Any suggestions I need make.

This dog's name Shorty's on this dog house,

Though cat says Shorty's name for a mouse.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Virtual Reality Therapy

A bad habit, cig smoking is,

So a remedy I have found,

Virtual reality biz,

To be avatar smoking bound,

Where I get all sensation of

Good feeling like smoking for real,

Puffing the bad habit I love,

Not fact, but a fantasized deal.

Yes, at first, real cravings still had,

But with VR, I stuck it out,

Till I was off the habit bad,

Just smoking in my mind, no doubt.

Lot of avatars switch I've done,

As lung cancer gets one by one.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Last Drop of Scarlett

Scarlett O'Hara, so upset

Hearing the line, "Frankly my dear,"

"I don't give a damn," spoke by Rhett

Went back to Tara to appear

Wracked by grief, but still hoping for

Reuniting with Rhett someday.

Each day atop the roof once more,

Scarlett would look 'cross fields away,

Longing to see Rhett riding to

Tara, and back to her return.

Last fateful day, Scarlett did do

Climb to the roof again to yearn.

Hit by a gust, gone with the wind,

Last drop of Scarlett, tragic end.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Bus Fuss

A long and hard day I have had

At work, and now feel chilled at night,

As my wait for the bus is bad,

Time passing with rising moonlight.

All alone on the bench I wait.

Over an hour I've been here.

I guess it's just the fickle fate,

Telling my bus not to appear.

Of course buses, I have seen some,

Three at last count, and now I see

Down the street that a bus does come,

Unfortunately, not for me.

My night's no better than my day,

Buses all going the wrong way.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Fulfilling Unfulfilling

When I was young, knew I'd not be

Making much effort because I

Was lazy, no child prodigy,

And not even willing to try.

When family and friends would ask

When my potential I'd strive for,

I'd just shrug off such disliked task,

And calling it a growing chore.

But it seemed the more I grew up,

I got lazier, year by year.

My potential, unfulfilled, yup,

So quite content what I did hear.

When I turned 30 I was told,

Take it easy because I'm old.