Archive for the ‘Weather Humor’ Category
Saturday, December 7th, 2019
It’s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same rhyme word. Then you post your limerick(s) as a comment to this post and, if you’re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.
I hope you’ll join me in writing limericks using VEER or SEVERE or REVERE or PERSEVERE at the end of any one line. (Homonyms or homophones are fine.)
The best submission will be crowned Limerick-Off Award Winner. (Here’s last week’s Limerick-Off Award Winner.)
Additionally, you may write themed limericks related to SNOW, using any rhyme word. And of course I’ll present an extra award — one for the best snow-related limerick.
How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, cleverness, and humor. (If you’re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, here’s my How To Write A Limerick article.)
I’ll announce the winners on January 5, 2020, right before I post the next Limerick-Off. So that gives you four full weeks to submit your clever, polished verse. Your submission deadline is Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time.)
Here’s my VEER-rhyme limerick:
When you’re driving your car, please don’t veer;
Sudden moves tend to fill me with fear.
Steer carefully, please.
Ouch my elbow! My knees!
We’ve arrived? I’m still living? Hear, hear!
And here’s my SNOW-themed limerick:
The weatherman’s acting excited:
New York City’s about to be smited
With a snow storm real big,
Which I really don’t dig.
And just why must he look so delighted?
Please feel free to enter my Limerick-Off by posting your limerick(s) in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, I hope you’ll join my friends in that same activity on my Facebook Limerick-Off post.
To receive an email alert whenever I post a new Limerick-Off, please email Madkane@MadKane.com Subject: MadKane’s Newsletter. Thanks!
Tags: Automobile Humor, Car & Driving Humor, Competition Limerick, Driving, Limerick Challenge, Limerick Contest, Poetry & Prompts, Shoveling Snow, Snow, Weather, Weathermen, Winter Humor, Winter Limerick, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Car & Driving Humor, Contests, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Competition, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Weather Humor | 230 Comments »
Wednesday, March 21st, 2018
I’m just back from the front of our house,
Where the heavens continue to douse
Our brick steps and our walk.
Though at shov’ling I balk,
I heave snow-mountains — NOT that I’d grouse.
Tags: Seasonal Humor, Seasonal Verse, Seasons, Shovel Humor, Shoveling Snow, Snow Humor, Snow Limerick, Spring Humor, Spring Limerick, Winter Humor
Posted in Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on More Snow? Oh, Shove It! (Limerick)
Wednesday, March 21st, 2018
Spring’s begun with a bang! I’m annoyed,
Cuz more shov’ling I’d rather avoid,
But since stuff from above’ll
Not stop, need my shovel.
That tool, alas, must be deployed!
Tags: Seasonal Humor, Seasonal Verse, Seasons, Shovel Humor, Shoveling Snow, Snow Humor, Snow Limerick, Spring Humor, Spring Limerick, Winter Humor
Posted in Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on That Snow Job They Call Spring (Limerick)
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018
It’s the first day of spring? I don’t buy it,
Cuz the elements surely defy it;
Twelve inches of snow
Are on route here, so NO!
Don’t insist that it’s spring. I’ll deny it.
Tags: Seasonal Humor, Seasonal Verse, Seasons, Snow Humor, Snow Limerick, Spring Humor, Spring Limerick, Winter Humor
Posted in Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on First Day Of Spring? NOT In New York! (Limerick)
Friday, January 5th, 2018
I’m bracing to walk out the door
And face up to my shoveling chore.
How I’d love to ignore it,
Stay warm and ‘offshore’ it.
But it’s war; time to even the score.
Update: Last June, when I was bleeding all over the street and staring in horror at my exposed ulna, I couldn’t have imagined ever managing to shovel snow again. But I just did it. Yay!
Tags: Blizzard Humor, Broken Wrist, Seasonal Humor, Seasonal Verse, Shoveling Snow, Snow, Weather, Winter Humor, Winter Limerick
Posted in Chores Humor, Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Blizzard 2018 (Limerick)
Monday, October 23rd, 2017
It’s summer. It’s winter. It’s fall;
In the course of one week we’ve had all
Of those seasons and more.
What’s a calendar for?
I once knew, but no longer recall.
Tags: Autumn Poems, Calendar Humor, Fall Limerick, Global Warming, Seasonal Humor, Seasonal Poems, Seasonal Verse, Summer Humor, Weather, Weather Humor, Winter Limerick, Winter Poetry
Posted in Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Seasonal Gripe (Limerick)
Saturday, June 24th, 2017
UPDATE 5 (September 2) — On the off chance that anyone is still interested, I’ll be resuming my Limerick-Off challenges on September 17.
UPDATE 4 — AUGUST 20: I’m making progress and hoping to resume my Limerick-Offs mid-September. In the meantime, feel free to continue writing “train” rhyme limericks and limericks with any of these themes: GARDENING, DOCTORS, SUMMER FUN, &/OR CAFFEINE.
UPDATE 3 — AUGUST 5: Limerick contest results will CONTINUE to be delayed while I continue to recuperate from wrist surgery. (My apologies! But unfortunately, lots of physical therapy is required!) In the meantime, here’s YET ANOTHER theme for your limericks: CAFFEINE.
UPDATE 2 — JULY 21: Limerick contest results will CONTINUE to be delayed while I recuperate from emergency wrist surgery. In the meantime, here’s YET ANOTHER theme for your limericks: SUMMER FUN.
July 7 UPDATE: Limerick contest results will be delayed while I recuperate from emergency wrist surgery. In the meantime, here’s another theme for your limericks: DOCTORS.
It’s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same rhyme word. Then you post your limerick(s) as a comment to this post and, if you’re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.
I hope you’ll join me in writing limericks using TRAIN at the end of any one line. (Homonyms or homophones are fine.)
The best submission will be crowned Limerick-Off Award Winner. (Here’s last week’s Limerick-Off Award Winner.)
Additionally, you may write themed limericks related to GARDENING, using any rhyme scheme. And of course I’ll present an extra award — one for the best GARDEN-related limerick.
How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, cleverness, and humor. (If you’re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, here’s my How To Write A Limerick article.)
I’ll announce the winners on July 9, right before I post the next Limerick-Off. So that gives you two full weeks to submit your clever, polished verse. Your submission deadline is Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time.)
Here’s my limerick:
A man was attempting to train
His young pooch to pee fast in the rain.
The obstreperous pet
Just adored getting wet,
So it lingered – dry clothes down the drain.
Please feel free to enter my Limerick-Off by posting your limerick(s) in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, I hope you’ll join my friends in that same activity on my Facebook Limerick-Off post.
To receive an email alert whenever I post a new Limerick-Off, please email Madkane@MadKane.com Subject: MadKane’s Newsletter. Thanks!
Tags: Animal Training, Dogs Humor, Dogs Verse, Limerick Contest, Pets Verse, Poetry & Prompts, Rain Limerick, Training, Weather Humor, Writing Prompts
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Contests, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Competition, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Weather Humor | 281 Comments »
Wednesday, January 18th, 2017
We lost power. It’s fixed, but I gird
For another bad outage. My word!
It’s a jerry-rigged mend!
Will it break, or just bend
If descended upon by a bird?
Author’s Note: We lost power last night, shortly after midnight, and were the first to call Con Ed. (Apparently our neighbors go to sleep early.)
Con Ed came quickly to assess the situation and then sent back a larger crew. And 9 or 10 hours later we had a temporary repair — a couple of wires tied to trees, stretched precariously from one house to another across the street.
The temp fix doesn’t look like it could withstand even a minor winter storm, and the real repair isn’t scheduled until February 6th. Yes that’s 2.5 weeks from now. So all fingers and toes are duly crossed.
Tags: Bird Humor, Electric Power, Electricity Limerick, Power Outage, Winter Humor, Winter Limerick
Posted in House & Home Humor, Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Disempowered (Limerick)
Monday, March 28th, 2016
Though it’s springtime, the temp’rature’s low.
It’s damp, and the wind’s all a-blow.
And I swear that I heard
These words chirped by a bird:
“For THIS I flew north? I hate snow!”
Tags: Animal & Pet Humor, Bird Humor, Birds, Seasonal Humor, Seasonal Poems, Seasonal Verse, Spring Humor, Spring Limerick, Weather, Weather Humor, Weather Poem
Posted in Animal & Pet Humor, Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on This Weather’s For The Birds! (Limerick)
Saturday, March 19th, 2016
Though tomorrow’s the first day of spring,
My seasonal thoughts can’t take wing
Cuz of snow-forecast-blues-men
And wet blanket newsmen.
Are they wrong? To that dream I shall cling.
Tags: New York City, Seasonal Humor, Seasonal Verse, Snow Verse, Spring Limerick, Weather Forecast, Weather Humor, Weatherman Poem
Posted in Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Hope Springs Eternal (Limerick)
Thursday, January 28th, 2016
Mark recently posted his tale of blizzardy absent-mindedness here on Facebook. (Yes, I know “blizzardy” isn’t a word.) And I’ve decided to sum it up in a limerick:
My husband once did something whack;
Left his car window open a crack
In a blizzard, alas.
Snow flew over the glass
And got packed to the top, front to back.
Tags: Absent-minded Husbands, Automobile Humor, Blizzard Humor, Car & Driving Humor, Seasonal Verse, Shoveling Snow, Snow Humor, Snow Limerick, Snow Storm, Snow Verse, Weather Humor, Weather Poetry, Winter Humor, Winter Limerick, Winter Storm
Posted in Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Turning Mark’s Blizzard Tale Into A Limerick
Sunday, January 24th, 2016
It’s never a good sign when a snow plow has to be rescued by a bulldozer. But that’s what things were like in Bayside, Queens on Sunday.
You know that a blizzard is bad,
And the prospect of cleaning up sad,
When the snow plow gets stuck
In the ice, snow, and muck.
Going out over-rated? A tad!
Tags: Blizzard Humor, Seasonal Verse, Shoveling Snow, Snow Humor, Snow Limerick, Snow Storm, Snow Verse, Weather Humor, Weather Poetry, Winter Humor, Winter Limerick, Winter Storm
Posted in Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on A Snow Plow Meets Its Match (Limerick)
Sunday, January 24th, 2016
When I shovel, I try to obey
The best shoveling way, which they say
Involves using one’s thighs.
So it’s not a surprise
That our staircase is daunting today.
Tags: Blizzard Humor, Seasonal Verse, Shoveling Snow, Snow Humor, Snow Limerick, Snow Storm, Snow Verse, Weather Humor, Weather Poetry, Winter Humor, Winter Limerick, Winter Storm
Posted in Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Shoveling Post (Muscle) Mortem
Thursday, December 24th, 2015
I’m not writing a climate-change screed,
But I’d wager most folks would concede
This is crazy as heck:
Icy drinks on our deck,
Late December, New York. Coat? No need!
Tags: Climate Change, December Holidays, Drinking Limerick, Holiday Humor, New York City, Outdoors Humor, Weather Humor
Posted in Food & Drink Humor, Holiday Humor, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 1 Comment »
Saturday, December 12th, 2015
It’s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same rhyme word. Then you post your limerick as a comment to this post and, if you’re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.
I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick using LIES or BELIES or RELIES at the end of Line 1 or Line 2 or Line 5. (Homonyms or homophones are fine.)
The best submission will be crowned Limerick-Off Award Winner. (Here’s last week’s Limerick-Off Award Winner.)
Additionally, you may write a themed limerick related to any December holiday, using any rhyme scheme. And of course I’ll present an extra award — one for the best holiday-related limerick.
How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, cleverness, and humor. (If you’re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, here’s my How To Write A Limerick article.)
I’ll announce the Limerick-Off Award Winner on December 27, 2015, right before I post the next Limerick-Off. So that gives you two full weeks to submit your clever, polished verse. Your submission deadline is Saturday, December 26, 2015, at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time.)
Here’s my limerick:
The weatherman forecast clear skies.
But I wasn’t surprised by the cries
And the shrieks and the bawling
When rain started falling;
I’ve weathered the weather guys’ lies.
Please feel free to write your own limerick(s) using the same rhyme word and post it in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, I hope you’ll join my friends in that same activity on my Facebook Limerick-Off post.
To receive an email alert whenever I post a new Limerick-Off, please email Madkane@MadKane.com Subject: MadKane’s Newsletter. Thanks!
Tags: Competition Limerick, Dishonesty, Honesty Humor, Lies, Limerick Challenge, Limerick Contest, Poetry & Prompts, Rain Limerick, Seasonal Humor, Weather Humor, Weatherman Poem, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Honesty Humor, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Competition, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 124 Comments »
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
Rather wet is the weather today.
Also terribly gloomy, I’d say.
It’s so nasty, I’m glad
Not to need something bad.
You can bet from my house I won’t stray.
Tags: Acrostic Limerick, Acrostic Poems, Rain Limerick, Seasonal Verse, Weather Humor
Posted in Acrostic Limericks, Acrostic Madness, Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, August 4th, 2015
Not Mad About The Weather (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Each summer I bitch about heat.
Humidity too makes me bleat.
But the current one’s better
Than most — wore a sweater
One night, which beats sweat indiscreet.
(DVerse Poets wants weather about the dog days of summer.)
Tags: Clothing Humor, Seasonal Verse, Summer Gripes, Summer Humor, Sweat Humor, Sweater Humor, Weather Humor
Posted in Clothing Humor, Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 7 Comments »
Friday, March 20th, 2015
Yet Another Anti-Winter Poem
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Oh damn you winter! Go away!
Why can’t you take a hint today?
Intruding on our spring delights
With snow is NOT within your rights.
The calendar has made it clear
It’s spring. So why are YOU still here?
I’ve foolishly already stored
Our boots and shovels, long abhorred.
I’m forced to fetch them one more time
For duties not at all sublime.
Your crime of trespass? No mere gaffe!
I just might sue on spring’s behalf.
Tags: Quatrain Humor, Quatrains, Seasonal Poems, Seasonal Verse, Shoveling Snow, Snow Verse, Spring Humor, Spring Poetry, Weather Humor, Wind, Winter Humor, Winter Poetry
Posted in Quatrains Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Yet Another Anti-Winter Poem
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
Posted in Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Wintry Woes (Limerick)
