Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
Friday, March 14th, 2025
Myopic teacher
mistook inept coloring
for misbehavior.
The prompt for this haiku was “myopic” (plus a memorable personal experience.) When I was 4, my teacher punished me for not coloring within the lines. (I had very bad vision, which hadn’t yet been diagnosed.) And my teacher actually called my parents in to complain about my bad behavior. (My vision wasn’t tested till I was 9 and got coke bottle glasses.)
Tags: Art Haiku, Childhood Haiku, Coloring Books, School Haiku, Teachers Haiku, Vision Haiku
Posted in Art Humor / Verse, Children Humor, Education & School Humor, Family & Relatives Humor, Family Verse, Haiku & Senryu, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Parenting Humor, Personal, Poetry & Prompts | No Comments »
Thursday, November 28th, 2024
’24 has been tough! That’s no jive.
(Trump’s election sure gets no high-five!)
On a personal note,
Hubby Mark gets my vote…
And I’m thankful we’re both still alive.
Tags: Car Accident, Donald Trump, Election, Marriage Limerick, Personal Limerick, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Limerick
Posted in Family & Relatives Humor, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Personal | 1 Comment »
Friday, April 19th, 2024
I went gray at a premature age,
But embraced it and hoped to look sage.
For a lawyer sans penis
Back then? Mars v. Venus!
Young, female, and short — NOT the rage!
Tags: Appearance Humor, Battle of the Sexes, Bawdy Humor, Bawdy Limerick, Discrimination, Feminist Humor, Feminist Limerick, Hair Humor, Height Limerick, Law Humor, Law Limerick, Lawyer Humor, Lawyer Limerick, Personal Limerick, Sexism, Sexism Humor, Sexism Limerick
Posted in Aging Humor & Verse, Battle of the Sexes, Bawdy Limericks, Behavior & Personality, Feminist Satire, Legal & Lawyer Humor, Limericks, Personal, Physical Appearance, Workplace & Career Humor | Comments Off on A Hairy Tale (Limerick)
Friday, April 5th, 2024
It is National Volleyball Day.
Will I celebrate? No! Never! Nay!
I’ve a life-long approach
To all balls that encroach:
Duck and hide, if one’s coming my way.
Tags: April Holidays, Balls Humor, Balls Limerick, Odd Holidays, Personal Humor, September Holidays, Sports Humor, Sports Limerick
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Personal, Sports Humor | Comments Off on Balls! (Limerick)
Sunday, March 24th, 2024
I’ve no need to go hither and yonder,
For I never have lusted to wander.
I prefer to stay home,
Where no antelopes roam.
Of the views at “Chez Kane” I’m far fonder.
Tags: Home Humor, Home Limerick, Personal Humor, Personal Limerick, Personality Humor, Personality Verse, Travel Humor, Travel Limerick, Wanderlust
Posted in Behavior & Personality, House & Home Humor, Limericks, Personal, Travel Humor | Comments Off on Wanderlust? Not Me! (Limerick)
Saturday, March 16th, 2024
My endurance in gym class was poor.
I was slow, klutzy, small, and what’s more,
The mere sight of a ball
Made me duck. After all,
My two goals were “Break nothing! Don’t score!”
Tags: Athletics, Athletics Humor, Athletics Limerick, Ball Games, Behavior & Personality, Gym Humor, Gym Limerick, Klutzy Humor, Personal Humor, Personal Limerick, Physical Humor, School Humor, School Limerick, Sports Humor, Sports Limerick
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Education & School Humor, Gym Humor, Limericks, Personal, Physical Appearance, Sports Humor | Comments Off on My Unathletic Career (Limerick)
Friday, November 24th, 2023
My dear husband will freely admit:
About spelling Mark doesn’t know shit.
Yet he speedily sees
The Bee’s pangrams with ease…
While I languish — a pangram-less twit.
Tags: Games Humor, Games Limerick, Marriage Humor, Marriage Limerick, New York Times Spelling Bee, Puzzles Limerick, Spelling Bee, Spelling Bee Humor, Spelling Limerick
Posted in Games Humor, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Personal | 1 Comment »
Friday, April 21st, 2023
I was honored to be interviewed by Michael Croland, of Dover Publications, on the topic of Acrostic Limericks. His piece includes eight of my acrostic limericks, in addition to my thoughts about the challenges of adding an acrostic element to a verse form that already has more than its share of rhyme and meter rules.
So, if you have any interest in acrostic limericks, or acrostic poetry in general, you should enjoy Croland’s article, “ACROSTIC LIMERICKS: A HYBRID OF TWO FORMS.”
NOTE: Croland’s most recent book, There Once Was a Limerick Anthology, was published by Dover Publications in August 2022, and his next book, Acrostic Poetry: The First-Ever Anthology, will be published by Dover in August 2023.
Tags: Acrostic Limerick, Acrostic Limericks, Acrostic Poems, Acrostic Poetry, Dover, Dover Publications, Mad Kane Interview, Michael Croland
Posted in Acrostic Limericks, Acrostic Madness, Books, Interviews, Limericks, Personal, Writing & Publishing Humor | Comments Off on I’m Interviewed by Michael Croland of Dover Publications, on the Topic of Acrostic Limericks
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
I used to hate brocc’li. No more!
It’s a food that I’ve come to adore.
But only if made
By my Mark: Well-sautéed,
Hot and spicy, and garlicked full-bore.
Happy “We Love Broccoli Day!” (March 22)
Tags: Broccoli Day, Broccoli Limerick, Cooking Humor, Cooking Limerick, Food Humor, Food Limerick, Husband Limerick, March Holidays, Odd Holidays, We Love Broccoli Day
Posted in Food & Drink Humor, Life With Mark And Madeleine, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Personal | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 13th, 2023
An adventurous person? Hee-hee!
I’m a bit of a coward, you see.
So to physical risks,
I say “No!” All my discs
And my bones seem essential to me.
Tags: Accidents, Adventurers, Adventures Limerick, Bones Humor, Health, Health & Medical Humor, Health Limericks, Injury Humor, Injury Verse, Sports Humor, Sports Limerick
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Hobbies Humor, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Personal, Physical Appearance, Sports Humor | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 10th, 2023
Madeleine: Nice job on yesterday’s Bee! You got some great words I missed.
Mark: But that makes no sense! I learned them from you.
Madeleine: I didn’t teach you those words. I transferred them.
Tags: Games, Life With Mark, Marital Humor, Marital Relationships, Mark Kane, Marriage Humor, Memory Humor, Words
Posted in Games Humor, Language Humor, Life With Mark And Madeleine, Marriage Humor, Memory Humor, Personal | Comments Off on More Life With Mark And Madeleine
Saturday, July 9th, 2022
Happy birthday, dear hubby! Have fun!
You’re the best husband under the sun!
And PLEASE don’t feel stiffed,
But this lim’rick’s my gift.
(Aren’t you happy you wed a “Begun?”)
Tags: Birthday Humor, Birthday Limerick, Mark Kane, Marriage Limerick, Personal Humor
Posted in Birthday Verse, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Personal | Comments Off on Happy Birthday To My Great Husband Mark (Limerick)
Wednesday, April 6th, 2022
It’s your birthday, dear brother, so try
To have fun. (Maybe even get high.)
And I also must say
On this wonderful day:
How dare you be younger than I!
Tags: Arthur Begun, Birthday Celebrations, Birthday Humor, Birthday Limerick
Posted in Birthday Verse, Celebrations Poetry, Personal | Comments Off on Birthday Limerick For My Dear Brother, Arthur
Sunday, January 30th, 2022
My brother (Arthur Begun) and his wife (Janet) are both animal lovers. So this limerick tale is true:
My brother feeds bunnies for fun.
Though they’re wild, they stand by and don’t run;
As he doles out each plate,
They expectantly wait
For their carrots, till dinner is done.
Tags: Animals and Pet Humor, Arthur Begun, Bunnies Limerick, Carrots Limerick, Family & Relatives Humor, Feeding Wildlife, Rabbits Limerick
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Limericks, Personal | Comments Off on My Brother’s Rabbit Habit (Limerick)
Monday, November 1st, 2021
Ev’ry day when I rise, hubby greets me
With political news, which depletes me.
He’s eager to share it,
But I just can’t bear it,
Cuz pre-caffeine info defeats me.
Tags: Battle of the Sexes, Caffeine Humor, Caffeine Limerick, Coffee Drinks Humor, Coffee Humor, Coffee Limerick, Food and Drink, Husband Wife Humor, Marriage Humor, Media Humor, Media Limerick, News Humor, News Limerick, Personal Humor, Political Humor, Timing Humor, Timing Limerick
Posted in Battle of the Sexes, Behavior & Personality, Family & Relatives Humor, Family Verse, Food & Drink Humor, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Media Humor, Personal, Political Satire, Relationship Humor, Social Media Humor | Comments Off on When I Rise, I Don’t Shine (Limerick)
Monday, September 6th, 2021
This is a true, personal story. And it remains a vivid memory:
My teacher in pre-school would whine:
“Is your coloring off by design?
You must crayon within
The lines, or your kin
Will be called. I am drawing the line!”
Seems it never occurred to my teacher
That I’m naught but a near-sighted creature,
Who could NOT see those lines.
She missed all the signs.
To this day, I would love to impeach her.
Tags: Art, Back To School, Bad Teachers, Badly Behaved Children, Childhood Memories, Coloring Books, Coloring Limerick, Crayon Limerick, Education Limerick, Eyesight Limerick, Pre-School, School Limerick, Teachers, Vision Limerick
Posted in Art Humor / Verse, Education & School Humor, Limericks, Personal | Comments Off on Blind To The Truth (Limerick)
Friday, July 9th, 2021
Here’s a birthday limerick for my husband Mark, in response to his joking (I hope) query: “Mad, it’s my Birthday, and I’m feeling a bit down, so would it be OK if I visited our local ecdysiast?”
Happy birthday to Mark! You’re the best!
Though you’re old, you still live life with zest.
I am joking, of course;
If you’re old, I perforce
Am antique. (So no dancers undressed!)
Tags: Age Humor, Bawdy Humor, Birthday Limerick, Clothing Humor, Dancing Humor, Husband Wife Humor, Marriage Humor, Old Age Humor, Stripper Humor
Posted in Aging Humor & Verse, Bawdy Limericks, Birthday Verse, Clothing Humor, Dance Humor, Limericks, Personal | Comments Off on Birthday Limerick For Hubby Mark
Saturday, April 20th, 2019
It’s been forty-two years since I met
My dear spouse. (No, we weren’t wed yet.)
My then husband-to-be
Swiftly said: “Marry ME!”
I agreed (making friends lose a bet.)
For my failure to date or to mingle
Made people assume I’d stay single.
I’d at best be a “beard,”
And to most I appeared
No more likely to wed … than be NINGAL*.
*NINGAL: “Sumerian goddess, whose name means Great Lady, the wife of the moon god…”
Tags: Anniversary Humor, Marriage Humor, Meeting Anniversary Limerick
Posted in Limericks, Marriage Humor, Personal | Comments Off on Meeting Anniversary Limerick (Two-Verse)
Tuesday, February 19th, 2019
Life With Mark and Madeleine:
Mark: Which band is this?
Madeleine: Damn! I need a hint.
Mark: If I phrase it differently, I’ll give it away.
Madeleine: What a great hint!
Mark: What???
Madeleine: No, “Who!”
Tags: Bands, Life With Mark, Marital Relationships, Mark Kane, Marriage Humor, Music Humor & Verse
Posted in Life With Mark And Madeleine, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Personal | Comments Off on More Life With Mark and Madeleine
