Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Fishing for Love

This turtle going fishing is

A mission for the catching of

My sweetheart turtle who, gee whiz,

Is avoiding my pleas of love.

Deep in the pond, my desired mate,

I hope to catch her with my lure,

On which attached, her favorite bait.

She'll want to take a bite for sure.

So on the dock, I patiently

Await achievement of my goal,

My sweetheart being caught by me.

So far, no pulling on my pole.

If I can catch my sweetheart, I

Be a turtlely joyful guy.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Hear This Moss

Legend has it that moss grows on

The north side of the trees due to

The shadier there phenomenon.

In northern hemisphere, tiz true,

Cuz sun shines down from the south, so

Other side of the tree, moss is,

To avoid sunlight, doncha know!

That's just moss minding its biz,

But in Australia, this moss be,

And so in truth, want you to hear

No north side of the tree is me,

Being in southern hemisphere.

Hear it straight from this moss's mouth,

Down under I'm on tree side south!

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Hope Gave Us Will

We had gotten married quite young,

Had a daughter, who sadly grew,

As her parents, with sharpened tongue,

Had more and more fights, which came to

Using our daughter as a pawn,

Till finally came in pained course,

When all love between us was gone,

The two of us got a divorce,

With shared custody of young Hope.

When Hope was to get married, I

Was not really sure how to cope.

Thankfully hard each ex  did try.

And at our daughter's wedding, we

Behaved ourselves quite civilly.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Held Hands

In the hospital one more time,

I've been here many times before,

But in head and heart I know I'm

Not needing be here anymore.

My life, I have lived long and well,

So many friends and family.

Now my time has come, I can tell

That very soon death comes for me.

Next to me I hear a soft cry,

And look over to a surprise.

Such welcome visitor here, I

Watch my old look in my young eyes.

Holding hands with me as I died,

Me as newly born at my side.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Last Laugh's On Me

A late night T.V. talk show host,

Ever since Donald Trump came down

That escalator, I've spent most

Nights scorning him, but backstage frown

When my ratings began to fall,

And viewers were tuning me out.

I didn't understand it at all.

Comedy is what I'm about.

So more and more Trump jokes I tell,

But less and less hear them from me.

Network suits complain, what the hell!

Stuck in a Trump rut I do be.

When Trump's gone, I'll no longer care.

I'll no longer be on the air.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Uncle Mike

Uncle Mike, Momma's older bro,

He came back home from World War II.

I was quite young but got to know

Uncle Mike from fun stuff we'd do.

Oft he had his uniform on,

But would not wear it when we were

Off to  do some fishing at dawn.

He taught me how to fish for sure.

Fish we caught, Momma would fry up

For breakfast, Uncle Mike would tell

The tallest tales of fishing, yup,

Always told by Uncle Mike well.

He died in the Korean War.

Sad, I knew Uncle Mike no more

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Living the Nursery Rhyme

New York City, lived all my life,

And then Mayor Mamdani came.

Now I am facing lots of strife.

Because I'm white, I get the blame

For too much privilege, and so

My nice apartment which I own

Is taken from me, I must go,

Out into the homeless unknown.

So this old woman wanders out

Into the scary cold and dark,

Such feeling of despair no doubt.

I find myself in Central Park.

There was nothing else I could do,

Now I'm forced to live in a shoe.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Let Not "1984" Be U.S.

1984," George Orwell 

Wrote this novel decades before,

Speculative fiction to tell

Of nothing but revolt and war,

With once democracy turned to

A government regime led by

"Big Brother," a dictator who

Rules the people by force and lie.

Now in twenty twenty six be

Too many dictators who reign.

U.S. still best democracy,

We have least reason to complain.

Twenty twenty six, U.S. must

Come together in God We trust.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Lord Hears My Prayers

Lord, I got myself hooked upon

The bad habits of drugs and booze.

My living hell went on and on.

I could not help but drink and use.

Lord, I lost friends and family.

They tried to help, but no one could.

I believed no one could help me

Because I was up to no good.

Lord, I ended up at the lake.

Drowning should end my pain no doubt.

A quick prayer to you for my sake.

You sent strangers to help me out.

Lord, now clean and sober today,

In loving gratitude, I pray.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Rich Quick

I wanted to get rich real quick,

So robbed a wealthy widow's place.

She caught me, so I gave a kick.

Downstairs she fell dead. I did face

Charge of murder when I got caught,

Found guilty, now I'm on death row.

Meanwhile my Momma won a lot

In the state lottery, and so

Momma died today and left me

The lottery fortune she'd won.

She knew rich quick I wanted be.

My Momma always loved her son.

But not much time for my delight,

Cuz I'm getting fried at midnight.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Male Harlot?

The poet, William Blake, is said

To have said, "Every harlot was"

"A virgin once." William was wed,

But wanted mistresses becuz

William was a proponent of

Having lots of sex partners in

Even a marriage based on love,

And such should not be deemed a sin.

However, it's said that Blake's wife

Was so distressed at hearing this,

Blake did not wish to cause her strife,

So mistressed not for wedded bliss.

Still, William was a harlot kind,

If not in fact, at least in mind.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 My Measure of Success

How to measure success I ask

Myself sadly from time to time,

When I'm comparing my own task

To others, and disheartened I'm

Not completing my task as well

As others, and I know not why.

For I think I've worked hard as hell,

While others hardly seem to try.

So measuring success for me

Is that others have so much more.

I admit I feel jealousy,

Losing to others winning more.

Toilet paper is like success,

Not having it, important, yes!

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Mother and Daughter

Mother and daughter holding hands,

Ages thirty and three years old,

Share a moment each understands.

A loved one's not with them to hold.

Mother and daughter now without

Husband and father, soldier who

Died while fighting a war about

Reasons nobody really knew.

Mother and daughter remember

On this day with the setting sun,

His birthday, first of September,

Day he would have turned thirty one.

Mother and daughter pray for he,

Who in their time and place not be.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Relapse, the Stalker

Addictive personality,

I know by hard truth I have one.

Drugs and alcohol consumed me,

The cure for which cannot be done.

But I can recover, and I

Did so with lots of others' aid.

One day at a time I must try

Not let a relapse choice be made.

I've heard it said that some compare

My letting a relapse occur

Is like an attack by a bear.

Both of these happenings I'm sure,

I fret not attack by a bear.

Relapse I must always beware.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

Dandy Jack

After breakfast, Grandpa took me
To meet old Bessie's newborn calf.
It was a friendship meant to be.
Grandpa called us the half and half.
I named my new pal, Dandy Jack.
We hung together in the barn,
Romping in hay from stack to stack,
Playing catch with a ball of yarn.
As time went by and Dandy grew,
All of the farm was our playground.
If I was there, then Jack was too.
The pair of us were buddy bound.

But, the butcher man came one day,
And took my Dandy Jack away.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 My Favorite Place

In urban Chicago, northside,

Near the Great Lake Michigan shore,

Forty acres prime land supplied

With well cared for wildlife galore.

Fauna and flora to be sensed.

Animals, most endangered, are.

Plants, from the Great Plains, here condensed.

Millions visit from near and far,

With entry being free for all,

To visit ambassadors of

Conserving wild of nature's call,

Given to share with nature's love.

My favorite place I share with you,

The one and only Lincoln Park Zoo.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Picture of My Dear Wife

My dear wife and I, tourists, are.

Paris' fanciest restaurant be

Where we're off to. Why take a car?

A short walk according to me.

My dear wife's dressed in finest style,

Wearing the fine fur I gave her.

But summer heat, she does not smile.

Farther walk than I thought for sure.

My dear wife stops and poses for

Her picture that I want to take.

Impatient she looks more and more,

At last yelling, "For heaven sake,"

"Please take the dang picture, my sweet,"

"These new shoes are killing my feet!"

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Playing With Them

I like to watch them watching me.

I'm a fascination, no doubt.

Sometimes mischievous I will be,

And as they watch me dance about,

I'll make myself as though appears

A figure making gestures, so

To spark within them shock, then fear

As to what, why and how my glow

Has become such an eerie sight,

Accomplishing my set desire,

Their reactions are such delight,

Makes me so pleased that I be fire.

When I am bored, I often find

A lot of fun from humankind.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

"That Bird"

That bird that had a song to sing,

You ask if that bird is still here?

Or did that bird go on the wing,

And now so far when once so near?

That bird did have a lovely song,

With something important to say,

Singing forth loud and clear and strong.

Wanting to sing to you today,

That bird this morning started to

Sing just outside your window, and

Was singing so sweet for you,

When tragedy struck me unplanned. 

That bird, I am now dead, no doubt,

Because you let your darn cat out.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Puppies at Play

We, a six pack of puppies be.

Momma wanted some time alone,

So sent us on a play time spree,

First time we've been out on our own.

Of course Momma's keeping her eye

On us, as in the yard we all

Romp through grass and flower supply,

And finding out life be a ball.

Brothers and sisters having fun,

Exploring this new world we've found.

We're one for all and all for one,

As into doggie life we're bound.

Now, we puppies be hungry bunch,

And Momma's calling us for lunch.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Nessie

When I was young, to Scotland I

Traveled, destination, Loch Ness.

After filled with large ale supply,

Off to see mythical beast, yes!

On the shore of the Loch, my aim

To see for myself, Nessie, who

Must have heard me yelling, she came,

Winked at me, then disappeared, true!

Many years later, I went back,

This time sober, stood on the shore,

Yelled, and then from the waters black,

My Nessie reappeared once more.

Seeing her now, I'm a sad one,

Nessie is just her skeleton

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Silken Touch

When I first saw you I knew that

The perfect coupling we would do.

I lured you to my habitat,

Where I would have my way with you.

Of course you shared with me the lust.

My great expectations you met.

So impassioned your every thrust,

Bringing me to climaxing wet.

And when we'd satisfied our need,

From my web you wanted to be.

But I would not have that indeed.

A tasty meal you'd be for me.

Now ensnared in my silken touch,

This lady spider thanks you much.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Grandma's Kitchen

Grandpa was a very mean guy,

Abused Grandma and the kids and

The grandkids for much too long by

Causing all pain by word and deed.

Even Dougie the dog knew him

As a Grandpa who was the worst,

Inflicting harm on any whim,

So  abusive who hit and cursed.

One day Grandma and Dougie had

Enough Grandpa and hit his head

With a skillet, stripped him unclad,

And stuck him in the oven, dead.

Grandpa, baked and sliced and served, hence

Family ate the evidence.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Snowdrops from Heaven

From Eden they both had to leave,

Forced into winter cold and snow.

Both felt hopeless, Adam and Eve.

From Heaven an Angel did show,

And felt deep sorrow for the two,

So took some falling snowflakes there,

Transformed such into flowers new,

Soft and pearly white, them to share

With Adam and Eve, for to take

With them as they would wander out

Into the vast unknown to make

First human family no doubt.

Exiled from Eden, first mom and pop

Took with them hope, some blooming Snowdrop.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Holy Blood of Christ

They used my wood to make the cross

On which Jesus was crucified.

Then, I understood not the loss,

Just another human who died.

But then when He rose from the dead,

I knew, and small and twisted I

Turned into from the blood He'd shed.

And now each Easter does bloom my

Flowers in form of a cross shape,

With petals having a red stain.

For my part, I cannot escape.

He forgave, but I'm still in pain.

Salvation Christ gave, I ever be

A reminder from the dogwood tree.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Something to Sneeze At

A giant panda, I woke up

From a nap and quite hungry, so

Went looking for my favorite sup,

Some bamboo in a patch that grow.

But when I got to the patch, I

Was caught off guard by bamboo throws

Of pepper in a huge supply,

Lots of which flew up in my nose,

Putting me in a fit of sneeze.

Feeling so helpless, I run off,

Never have felt so ill at ease,

Behind me, hear the bamboo scoff.

All the bamboo, giggling at me,

Taunting how bamboozled I be.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 You Could Use a True Friend

I know your wife is mad at you,

And for good reason, I've no doubt.

Lies and excuses to pursue,

Your mind is conjuring about,

All of which complicate your life,

Because none of such worked before,

Never been believed by your wife,

Liar, excuser - you're so poor!

You know, last option I do be.

Use me now and your wife might tend

To give you some grace, using me,

Silence, I am always your friend.

Your wife will scorn whatever you say,

Might as well use me, I'll not betray.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Vote for Global Warming

Is global warming true or not?

This Chicagoan hopes it's true,

At least some degree, not a lot,

Just enough global warming to

Make weather in Chicago be

Like San Diego weather now.

No more of harsh winters for me,

No more need for any snow plow.

Ice caps might melt, oceans might rise,

But Lake Michigan still the same.

And anytime wanted, one lies

On the beach sand, suntan one's aim.

Chicago wind turned tropic breeze

All year around, tickling palm trees.

Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Wedge Watching

White ibis is the human name

Given one bird, ibises if

More of us, and we have gained fame

Sensing hurricanes with our whiff.

And when a hurricane we sense,

We form a triangular wedge,

And take to the skies to dispense

Coming warning due to our edge.

Last of birds to take shelter, and

First of birds to come back out to

Take flight and give the news firsthand

That now the hurricane is through

So humans seeing us in wedged flight,

Hurricane coming? Might not or might!

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Deal Made Myth

Prometheus dared to give fire

To humans and a big no no,

Resulting in head god Zeus' ire.

And had Prometheus chained so

Daily his liver would be ate

Forever by an eagle bird.

Zeus was satisfied with such fate,

Until he somehow got the word

That Prometheus knew of plot

To overthrow Zeus, so this fact

Allowed his freedom to be bought.

Zeus sent Hercules for this act.

Prometheus know Zeus' downfall be,

So as stool pigeon he was set free.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Impart on Art

We three sheep and three cattle be

Relaxed together on the farm.

A human stranger comes near, we

Keep relaxed and don't feel alarm.

Turns out to be a painter guy,

Who tells us he is famous for

Painting livestock like us. But why?

Humans seem silly more and more.

But he is not bothering us,

So we just let him do his thing.

No reason to make any fuss

Just over a silly painting.

Lot of trouble this painter will

Having all of us posing still.

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

Oldly Newlyweds

A man and woman, very old,
Were in the midst of wedding vows.
After heard the "have and to hold,"
The man slipped into a short browse.
When coming to, he did not know
If she had said "I do" or not.
It bothered him a bunch, and so,
Interrupting the tie the knot,
He apologized and asked her
If she'd said "I do" as yet.
Her expression seemed in a blur.
She replied, somewhat in a fret,

"I remember saying 'I do,'"
"But can't remember - who are you?"

Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Difficult Duty

As soon as we were in the car,

And driving on the street downtown,

You started acting quite bizarre,

Cuz you knew what was coming down,

Since we do this 'bout the same time

Once a year, and as you know well,

What is going on now, but I'm

Here for you, and with truth to tell,

It's a trip more for me so that

Hopefully my mind's put at ease

Again that you're a healthy cat.

Please take your claws out of my knees.

You know I have not failed you yet,

So let's go check up with the vet.

Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 The Bigger, The Badder

All big religions believe in

God in some set fashion and form,

And believe God is against sin,

As defined by religious norm.

And in all time and in all place,

All big religions do defend

Each one's beliefs, and make each case,

Charging the others just pretend.

Each big religion, wanting more

Power and money, blames that hate

Rules the others, and so just war

Is needed for a loving fate.

So when I die, I hope I might

Find out which religion was right.

Sense Sonnet - Acher

 Dying Dancer

It was Valentine's day we met.

I felt a true love had begun.

Then you left me, and I would fret,

Our loving two hearts, now just one,

That throbbed inside of me until

I could not bear it anymore.

And so to make my heart go still,

A knife I plunged in, and watched pour,

My blood spraying and splashing out,

And forming pools all around be.

Then I began dancing about,

Yearning so, that you were with me.

I danced in blood from my broken heart.

I died in pain on my bloody art.

Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 "Cat Got Your Tongue?"

"Cat got your tongue?" the wife asked me,

And asked with a smirk on her face.

Then when I didn't answer, she

Chose to really get on my case.

Said I was acting like a child.

Should be ashamed of myself for

Acting so dumb, she meanly smiled,

Then continued berating more.

When she insulted my manhood,

I was fed up with her for sure,

And wanted done with her for good.

I grabbed the wife's neck, strangled her.

The wife kept nagging and I snapped.

The cat got my tongue while I napped.