A Sax Tale
A Sax Tale
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A blowhard musician named Rand
Played sax (not too well) in a band.
He’d blow solos, yet boast.
Now he’s finally toast—
The leader, at last, took a stand.
UPDATE: November 6 is Saxophone Day, in honor of inventor Adolphe Sax’s birthday in 1814.
Tags: Adolphe Sax, Bandleaders Humor, Blowhards Humor, Boasting, Conductor Limerick, Inventions Poem, Inventors, Music Humor & Verse, Music Limerick, November Holidays, Sax Humor, Saxophone Limerick
ha…i do love a good sax…but ego def defeats the blow…lol
Fun.
Thanks Brian and Jules!
This made me smile!
Very clever, Mad! Used to play in band, those sax players do love to blow their own horns ;-)
i enjoyed this… :)
How do you do it? You create real stories, real meaning from limerick. I always am amazed.
What Kim said. :)
Thanks so much everyone for your kind, enthusiastic comments!