Archive for the ‘Seasons Humor’ Category
Tuesday, March 17th, 2015
Windy St. Patrick’s Day Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Thinking Jack Frost had split, we high-fived.
But our basking in warmth was short-lived.
Winter managed to con us–
Cold wind is upon us–
A low blow as St. Pat’s Day arrived.
(More wind poetry here.)
Tags: Holiday Humor, March Holidays, Seasonal Poems, Seasonal Verse, Spring Limerick, St. Patrick's Day Humor, Weather Poem, Wind, Winter Humor
Posted in Holiday Humor, Seasons Humor | 13 Comments »
Monday, February 2nd, 2015
There’s been a Groundhog Day rules change at the Staten Island Zoo, in the wake of last year’s groundhog death at the klutzy hands of Mayor Bill de Blasio:
Staten Island Chuck the Groundhog Lives (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Seems the zoos of New York had their fill
Of Mayor-caused Groundhog Day-kill.
Last year’s groundhog is dead,
So “no holding,” they said.
“We are Chucking your touching rights, Bill.”
Tags: Bill de Blasio, Chuck the Groundhog, February Holidays, Groundhog Day, Groundhog Humor, Holiday Humor, New York City, Seasonal Humor, Staten Island Chuck, Staten Island Zoo, Winter Humor
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Seasons Humor | 2 Comments »
Monday, February 2nd, 2015
Wintry Woes (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I so wish all these snow storms would wane.
I’d prefer their replacement with rain–
Even better, with drizzle–
A limited mizzle.
Cuz this winter has gone down the drain.
Tags: Blizzard Humor, New York City Verse, Rain Limerick, Seasons Limerick, Snow Storm, Snow Verse, Weather Poem, Winter Humor
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Monday, January 26th, 2015
Shoveling Duty (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It’s snowing, alas and alack,
And I just finished shov’ling — can’t slack
During storms this severe.
But I did it. Oh dear!
All the snow I removed has come back.
*****
Blizzard in progress.
I resent New York City
resembling Fargo.
*****
Oboe-playing years
armed my shoulders for shov’ling,
but failed to prep mind.
Tags: blizzard, Haiku & Senryu, Seasonal Humor, Shoveling Snow, Snow, Snow Limerick, Weather, Weather Humor, Winter Humor, Winter Limerick
Posted in Haiku & Senryu, Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Shoveling Duty (Limerick)
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014
This summer’s weather in New York City, especially August, has been astonishingly pleasant. And then September hit.
I Knew It Couldn’t Last (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I was right with my weather suspicions;
We’ve reverted to dreadful conditions.
High humidity, heat,
Heavy T-storms compete,
As we weather their juxtapositions.
Tags: August Weather, Heat Humor, Humidity Humor, New York Weather, Seasonal Humor, Seasonal Verse, September Weather, Summer Gripes, Summer Humor, T-Storm Humor, Weather Humor
Posted in Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on I Knew It Couldn’t Last (Limerick)
Monday, July 21st, 2014
Weather Wariness (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
New York’s weather, right now, is delicious.
Its loveliness makes me suspicious:
Are we being set up
For a fall? I fear yup,
We are in for some elements vicious.
Tags: New York Weather, Seasonal Verse, Summer Humor, Weather Humor
Posted in Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 1 Comment »
Friday, July 4th, 2014
Limerick Ode To A Stormy Independence Day
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The East Coast, alas, is awash
With Hurricane Arthurly slosh,
Bringing wind gusts and rain
And flooding — the bane
Of saluting the 4th with panache.
Tags: Holiday Humor, Hurricanes, Independence Day, July 4th, July Holidays, Patriotic Humor, Rain Limerick, Storm, Weather Humor
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2014
Today is the first day of Air Conditioning Appreciation days. (July 3 to August 15)
Limerick Ode To AC
By Madeleine Begun Kane
How I long to be sweaty-skin-free.
“Make it cool!” is my summertime plea.
Humidity, heat
Make me drip with defeat.
Yes indeed, I’m a fan of AC.
Tags: A.C. Humor, A/C, Air Conditioning Appreciation Days, Air Conditioning Humor, HVAC Humor, July Holidays, Odd Holidays, Poetry & Prompts, Seasonal Verse, Summer Gripes, Technology Limerick, Weather Humor
Posted in Limericks, Odd Holidays, Seasons Humor, Technology Humor, Weather Humor | 2 Comments »
Sunday, June 22nd, 2014
My Unreasonable Complaint (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I’m not hot. There’s no sweat on my brow.
I’m not cold. Yes, I’m forced to allow
That the last sev’ral days
Have had moderate rays.
So what will I bitch about now?
Tags: Complaint Humor, Seasonal Humor, Seasonal Verse, Weather Humor, Weather Poem
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
Sunny Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I confess that I’m really not one
To use sunscreen, but please don’t make fun.
My skin’s still protected;
The scheme I’ve selected
Is hide and stay out of the sun.
Happy Sun Screen Day! (May 27)
UPDATE: “Don’t Fry Day” falls on the Friday before Memorial Day.
Tags: Beauty Limerick, Don't Fry Day, Health Risks, May Holidays, Odd Holidays, Seasonal Humor, Skin Care, Skin Damage, Summer Humor, Sun Bathing Humor, Sun Limerick, Sun Screen Day, Sunscreen Day, Sunscreen Humor, Weather Poem, Wrinkles Poem
Posted in Aging Humor & Verse, Behavior & Personality, Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Leisure Time Humor, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Physical Appearance, Recreation & Fun Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Sunny Limerick
Friday, May 9th, 2014
Weather Report (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It’s springtime — a lovely May day;
Perfect temps, fragrant breeze from the bay.
Don’t be jealous or curse,
Cuz I’ve seasoned this verse
With deceit. It is cold, damp, and gray.
Tags: Bayside, Bayside Queens Humor, New York City, New York Weather, Seasonal Poems, Seasons Limerick, Spring Humor, Weather Humor, Weather Limerick
Posted in Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
An Eclipsed Eclipse (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Last night, I kept searching the skies
For that promised “blood moon,” but my eyes
Were betrayed by the pall
Cast by clouds — a thick wall,
Which cut my dream view down to size.
Tags: Astronomy Limerick, Astronomy Verse, Blood Moon, Eclipse Limerick, Lunar Eclipse, Science Verse, Seasonal Poems, Seasons, Tetrad, Weather Poem
Posted in Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Science Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on An Eclipsed Eclipse (Limerick)
Thursday, March 20th, 2014
Open Limerick To My Southern Hemisphere Friends
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Don’t be mad, if it’s fall where you are.
(My friends are from near and from far.)
I can’t help blow my cork
Over spring in New York,
Which (so far) appears way under par.
Tags: Autumnal Equinox, Down Under, Fall Limerick, New York, Seasonal Verse, Southern Hemisphere, Spring Limerick, Vernal Equinox, Weather Humor
Posted in Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 20th, 2014
Springtime Blues
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It’s the first day of spring — so they claim,
And I’m searching for someone to blame,
Cuz we’re still in the throes
Of winter, which chose
To give springtime a very bad name.
Tags: Seasonal Poems, Seasonal Verse, Spring Limerick, Weather Poem, Winter Humor
Posted in Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 27th, 2014
Foreign News Blues (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It’s so windy, I have to go out:
Foreign papers are scattered about.
Though I clean up our yard,
It’s soon once again scarred.
This paper route’s making me pout.
True story: This afternoon, I look out our living room window and see that our front lawn is strewn with newspapers. It’s a windy day, and a neighbor’s Korean (I think) newspaper has apparently made a run for it.
I immediately stop what I’m doing and go outdoors to contend with the litter. Why the big rush? Because New York City Sanitation workers just love to peruse neighborhoods during windstorms, so they can give out messy-lawn citations.
Ten minutes after I finish, I look out the window once again, only to find that it looks like I never dealt with the garbage. So I go out once again, this time picking up similar-looking papers from the neighbors on either side of me, as well.
No, I won’t take credit for being a Good Samaritan. This was purely defensive.
It was only a matter of time before my neighbors’ messes decided they like my lawn better.
Tags: Garbage Humor, Home Ownership, Lawn Humor, Neighbors Humor, New York City, Sanitation Verse, Weather Poem, Wind
Posted in Chores Humor, House & Home Humor, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 1 Comment »
Saturday, February 15th, 2014
Post-Valentine’s Day Ode
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Shoveling snow–
Not my favorite chore.
Mark did it for me.
That’s what marriage is for.
Tags: Battle of Sexes, Chores Humor, February Holidays, Holiday, Husband Humor, Marriage Verse, Romance Humor, Romantic Husbands, Shoveling Snow, Snow Verse, Valentine Day's Humor, Weather Poem
Posted in Battle of the Sexes, Chores Humor, Holiday Humor, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Romance Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 13th, 2014
In a recent Washington Post Style Invitational contest, we were challenged to invent and define weather-related terms. You can read the excellent winning entries here.
And here are my losing entries:
Snow-Brawl: Two arctic storms battle it out.
Frizzly: Just damp enough to frizz your hair.
Withering Heights: Too miserably hot out to leave the house.
Itticane: Gender neutral term for hurricane, favored by most feminists. (Some feminists prefer Himmicane.)
Bellweather: Sunny forecast.
Rain Cower: Hide from a storm, usually under storefront awnings.
Tags: Neologisms, Seasonal Humor, Washington Post Limerick Contest, Weather
Posted in Contests, Limericks, Neologism Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 7th, 2014
Cold and Bothered (Quatrain)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I live in a town where it’s pleasant to stroll.
We do most of our errands on foot.
But it’s frightfully cold. “Let’s stay home,” I cajole.
Forget milk! Let’s be smart and stay put.
(January 11 is National Milk Day.)
Tags: Bayside, Errands Humor, Exercise, Food Verse, January Holidays, Milk Day, Milk Humor, Milk Limerick, New York City Verse, Odd Holidays, Quatrain Humor, Seasonal Humor, Seasonal Verse, Shopping Verse, Walking Poetry, Weather Poem, Winter Humor
Posted in Exercise Humor, Food & Drink Humor, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Odd Holidays, Quatrains Humor, Seasons Humor, Shopping Humor, Walking Humor, Weather Humor | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
Another Snow Job (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear Mark, thanks for shov’ling today.
If you hadn’t, that snow’d surely stay
Until I did the chore,
A job I abhor.
It’s more fun to make limerick hay.
Tags: Home Ownership, Poetry Humor, Seasonal Verse, Shoveling Snow, Snow Poetry, Weather Humor, Weather Poem, Winter Humor, Writers
Posted in Chores Humor, House & Home Humor, Marriage Humor, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor, Writing & Publishing Humor | 2 Comments »
Friday, May 24th, 2013
I sure hope your Memorial Day weekend weather’s better than ours, here in New York.
Beached Plans (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Though Memorial Day is upon us,
Winter clothing continues to don us.
So I plead and beseech:
Kindly stop talking “beach.”
New York media’s trying to con us.
Tags: Holiday Humor, May Holidays, Media Limerick, Memorial Day, New York Beaches, Outdoors Humor, Spring Limerick, Weather Limerick, Winter Clothing
Posted in Holiday Humor, Media Humor, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 12 Comments »