Sonnet

'Hi, it's me - how are you getting on?'
'Who is that? It's not possible isn't it?'
'I'm fine...

Into a tropical tranquil land I travel,
Transcending time to optical dimension,
Lungs living...

What's your star - perhaps Cancer or Capricorn,
like Henry's books - tropics before you were born;...

Tell me what you mean, don't substitute stars
for letters, be gracious, no transparency jars;...

I'm your companion, programmed to love you,
I may be a 'bot' but you'll be amazed what I can do;...

You were there, combing your long dark hair,
where is it said that anything can just be fair;...

I look up at my galaxy on a cold, dark, winters night.
And I watch in amazement as the sun, moon,...

That's how a religious sect describes its actions,
when they're knocking on doors with their...

I refuse to give in, I'm not quite done yet,
How's yours? Get a life, clutch at scraps, you bet;...

How many times have we heard those words?
It's not that simple, reasoning thrown to the birds;...

I look up the date to see when they died,
wish I'd been like them but never even tried;
the...

Did you do that - or end up like a fat cat?
Still trying but perhaps I need a different hat;
...

On the first day God made the firmament,
won't be long before 'she's maybe what's meant;
on...

We keep it fairly simple so that you will understand,
expert in mishmash - must be one of those from...

There was a MacLoud but each has a silver lininng,
what's your history - not without a degree of...

Time was waiting but when the moment came he was gone,
all those opportunities missed and never been...

When I was a small boy watching a game in the rain,
now that you're older, nothing will be the same...