Archive for the ‘Weather Humor’ Category
Sunday, August 12th, 2012
It’s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same first line. Then you post your limerick here and, if you’re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.
The best submission will be crowned Limerick Of The Week. (Here’s last week’s Limerick Of The Week Winner.)
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 of the Week Winner right before I post next week’s Limerick-Off. So that gives you a full week to submit your clever, polished verse.
I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line:
A woman was asked to explain…*
or
A fellow was asked to explain…*
*(Minor variations to my first lines are acceptable, but rhyme words may not be altered.)
Here’s my limerick:
Limerick Explanation
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A woman was asked to explain
Why she liked taking walks in the rain.
“I’ve been told I look better
As I became wetter.”
‘Twas a snow job — she soaked up in vain.
Please feel free to write your own limerick using the same first line 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.
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Tags: Limerick Contest, Physical Appearance, Poetry & Prompts, Rain Limerick, Walking Humor, Weather Humor, Writing Prompts
Posted in Behavior & Personality, Contests, Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick Contest, Limerick Writing Contest, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Physical Appearance, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Contest, Weather Humor | 80 Comments »
Friday, June 1st, 2012
May is usually a beautiful month here in New York City. But not this year!
Farewell To May (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
It’s June 1st, which means farewell to May,
And good riddance — poor weather each day:
Way too hot, way too cold,
Way too rainy, all told.
Was May ever moderate? Nay!
Tags: May Holidays, New York City Verse, Seasonal Verse, Weather Poem
Posted in Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Farewell To May (Limerick)
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Weathering Spring (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I wonder just what is the reason
Why spring’s such an ornery season.
First it’s cold, then it’s hot,
Then it’s icy, then not —
Makes me ask whether spring is just teasin’.
(Think Tank Thursday prompts us to wonder.)
Tags: April Holidays, Seasonal Verse, Spring Limerick, Weather Humor, Weather Poetry
Posted in Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 12 Comments »
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
Heated Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Nasty heat wave, I beg you, please cease
Cuz we need your high temps to decrease.
I don’t mean to complain,
But this weather’s a pain.
So stop it already! Capice?
Tags: Global Warming, Outdoors Humor, Weather Humor, Weather Poetry
Posted in Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Weather Humor | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
I don’t mean to bitch (okay, maybe I do) but it’s hot as hell here in New York. And weather forecasters are saying it will hit 100 degrees tomorrow.
But hey … there’s no global warming, right?
Heated Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
One-hundred degrees? I may swoon.
Yes, I’m singing a very hot tune.
And I’m down in the mouth
Cuz this isn’t the south,
But Bayside, New York — early June.
Tags: Bayside, Global Warming, Heat Advisory, New York City Verse, Seasonal Poems, Weather Humor
Posted in Anxiety & Stress, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 14 Comments »
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Dear Calendar (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Dear calendar, why are you lying?
You claim that it’s spring. I’m not buying.
We had one lovely day,
But now snow’s on the way.
You’ve betrayed us — there’s no use denying.
(Inspired by this spring prompt and, of course, the damn New York City weather. Posted also at Write A Letter, Jingle Poetry’s deception and misrepresentation prompt, and at Poetic Asides.)
Tags: Calendar Humor, Deception, Lies, New York Weather, Seasonal Verse, Seasons, Spring Limerick, Weather Humor, Weather Poem
Posted in Honesty Humor, Letter Limericks, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 14 Comments »
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Nervous newcomer
slips and falls onto deep snow.
Makes bad impression.
*****
Valiant croci
strain to push through snow’s surface.
All retreat but one.
*****
My tossed-aside snow
returns to the cleared sidewalk.
An icy revenge.
(The first haiku is for the Haiku Heights impression prompt and the second one is for I Saw Sunday.)
Tags: Clumsiness Humor, Crocus, Haiku & Senryu, Seasonal Verse, Snow Verse, Spring Harbinger, Weather Poetry, Winter Humor
Posted in Anxiety & Stress, Haiku & Senryu, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 7 Comments »
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Who needs to join a gym when you own a home in New York and experience … pardon my French … winter! Cardio? Check. Muscle building? Check. Seriously, there’s nothing quite like lifting a snow-packed shovel way over my head in my quest for a place to dump the damn stuff. I’m talking mountains of snow, some of it still lingering from December.
That brings me to my wintry mix of limericks:
I Need A Landlord, STAT
By Madeleine Begun Kane
While owning a home can be nice,
It isn’t all sugar and spice:
After snow and ice falls
There’s no landlord for calls
About shov’ling. That’s part of the price.
Lamentable Weather
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I know that it sounds like I’m wailing,
But it’s thund’ring and lightening and hailing.
It was snowing all day.
Now an ice storm? Okay,
It’s official. Can’t take it. I’m bailing.
Tags: Exercise Humor, Gym Membership, Health Limericks, Home Ownership, Ice Storms, Landlord Tenant Humor, New York City Verse, Shoveling Snow, Weather Humor, Weather Poem, Winter Humor
Posted in Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, House & Home Humor, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
Queens Unplowed (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
We’re in Bayside — no sign of a plow.
So our streets remain hazardous now.
The snow storm’s long done,
Yet no plow trucks. Not one!
Has Queens been neglected? And how!
Update: Here’s my haiku on the same subject:
Neglected Queens streets
Piled with snow and slick with ice.
Residents frosted.
Update 2 Yet another related haiku:
Manhattan tourists
Ask why Times Square looks so good:
Snow was shipped to Queens.
(More Queens blizzard and snow removal and Mayor Bloomberg stories and more snow verse here.)
Tags: Bayside, blizzard, Mayor Bloomberg, New York Weather, Queens New York Humor, Roads, Snow Plows, Snow Poetry, Snow Removal, Streets, Transportation, Weather Humor, Winter Storm
Posted in Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Outdoors Humor, Queens Verse & Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
Mark and I are looking forward to the next heavy rain storm, since we don’t dare hope for a multi-day thaw. And until one or the other happens here in New York City, we won’t be able to use our back door (which opens out) or get into our yard.
My two-verse limerick explains all:
Who Needs A Door, Anyway?
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Can’t exit our house from the back,
Cuz the door’s blocked by snowdrifts, alack!
We would shovel it free
If we could, but you see
We’ve no route to that snow we can track.
For the trail to that door’s through the yard.
And clearing that path’s more than hard.
For the yard gate is blocked
From inside, as if locked
By still more snow. Our entry is barred.
Tags: Backyard, Chores, House & Home, New York City Verse, Outdoors, Seasonal Verse, Shoveling Snow, Snow Poetry, Weather Humor, Winter Limerick
Posted in Chores Humor, House & Home Humor, Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 2 Comments »
Sunday, December 26th, 2010
Blizzard Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The snowfall is coming down quick
And, alas, it appears to be thick.
Though winter’s just started,
I’d gladly discard it
Cuz shoveling isn’t my shtick.
Tags: Blizzard Forecast, Seasonal Verse, Shoveling Snow, Snow Poetry, Weather Poem
Posted in Chores Humor, Limericks, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | Comments Off on Blizzard Limerick
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
My post about haiku and senryu put me in the mood to write more haiku. And what better inspiration than this morning’s extremely rare total lunar eclipse/winter solstice combo!
It’s very cold here in New York. But as my husband sleeps, I’ve been outside watching the eclipse, coming indoors periodically to write some lunar eclipse haiku — a total of seven for a total eclipse:
Here they are:
The lunar eclipse
Is just beginning right now.
Moon’s barely dented.
*****
Bundled up, yet chilled,
I watch moon’s vanishing act.
Quarter’s gone missing.
*****
Icy New York air
Mocks me as I moon eclipse.
Glad cops missed my show.
*****
Ventured out again
As solstice moon wastes away,
Mere shadow of self.
*****
Winds howl in protest,
Demanding that the shy moon
Come out of hiding.
*****
The sky teases us
With a hint of yawning light,
As moon awakens.
*****
Moon stages comeback.
Turns out its retirement
Was only a phase.
Tags: Astronomy Verse, Lunar Eclipse, Moon Haiku, Science Verse, Seasonal Poems, Seasons, Weather Poem, Winter Humor
Posted in Haiku & Senryu, New York Limericks & Haiku, Outdoors Humor, Science Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 7 Comments »
Monday, September 20th, 2010
Rumor has it that fall will arrive on September 23rd. So I thought I’d celebrate with my Limerick Ode To Autumn:
Limerick Ode To Autumn
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Feels like autumn — the walking is easy
Cuz it’s cool and it’s dry and it’s breezy.
But what do I spy?
Flying pollen — oh my!
Any minute I’ll surely be sneezy.
Tags: Allergy Humor, Autumn Poems, Fall Limerick, Hay Fever, Health Limerick, Outdoors, Seasonal Verse, September Holidays, Sneezing, Walking, Weather Poem
Posted in Health & Medical Humor, Health Verse, Limericks, Outdoors Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 4 Comments »
Saturday, September 18th, 2010
Thursday night’s weather was certainly interesting here in Queens, New York. Hubby Mark and I were on the Long Island Railroad on route to an Off-Broadway play, when what turned out to be a tornado hit.
After some delays, our train did manage to make it to Penn Station, after which the railroad completely shut down, stranding hordes of rush hour commuters. (As we later learned, the tracks were littered with uprooted trees, and the storm had wreaked havoc throughout much of New York City.)
But we went off to see the play, figuring that by the time we were finished with theater and dinner, everything would be back to normal. Ha!
As it turned out, more than 24 hours would elapse before the LIRR would fully recover. So our path home to Bayside, Queens was a challenge, involving an unfamiliar combo of train, subway, and bus.
Relieved to finally be home, we were greeted by an unwelcome discovery — the tallest tree in our backyard had relocated to our neighbor’s yard.
Well, at least the play wasn’t bad — It Must Be Him, starring Peter Scolari and Liz Torres. Not great mind you — not even close. But everything’s relative.
Tags: Backyard, Commuters, LIRR, Liz Torres, New York City, Off-Broadway, Outdoors, Peter Scolari, Railroad, Theater Review, Tornado, Trains, Transportation, Trees, Weather
Posted in House & Home Humor, Movie & Play Humor, Night On The Town, Outdoors Humor, Queens Verse & Humor, Theater Reviews, Weather Humor | 3 Comments »
Monday, September 6th, 2010
TV weather reporters in the New York metropolitan area had a wonderful time last week, warning us about Hurricane Earl and all the rain that was surely coming our way. They gave us “teaser” reports early in the news shows, making us wait, as usual, for forecasts that turned out to be wrong.
We had hurricane watches and warnings galore … but no actual rain. In short, New York City weather predictions were a washout.
Weathering Those Weather Reports (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Why use weather reports as your guide?
I really don’t mean to be snide,
But they tend to be wrong
And they take way too long.
Want a forecast that’s right? Go outside.
Tags: Hurricanes, New York Weather, TV Weather Reports, Weather Humor, Weatherman Poem
Posted in Limericks, New York Limericks & Haiku, Outdoors Humor, Television (TV) Humor, Weather Humor | 8 Comments »
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line:
On a hot, muggy day in July…
Here’s mine:
Hot Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
On a hot, muggy day in July
Our A/C decided to die.
I phoned for a fix
And received a firm nix:
“It is too hot to work. We might fry”
Please feel free to write your own limerick using the same first line and post it in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, I hope you’ll join my friends in that same activity in my Limerick-Offs.
Update: Air Conditioning Appreciation days run from July 3 to August 15.
Tags: A.C. Humor, A/C, Air Conditioning Humor, HVAC Humor, July Holidays, Odd Holidays, Poetry & Prompts, Seasonal Verse, Summer Gripes, Technology Limerick, Weather Humor, Writing Prompts
Posted in Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 22 Comments »
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick with this as its first line:
There’s a hint of sweet spring in the air.
Here’s mine:
A Season For Limericks
By Madeleine Begun Kane
There’s a hint of sweet spring in the air,
And I’m strolling outside, both arms bare.
Yes, I know it can’t last.
Winter surely will blast
One more storm, but right now I don’t care.
Please feel free to write your own limerick using the same first line and post it in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, you’re welcome to join my friends in that same activity in my Limerick-Offs.
Tags: March Holidays, Poetry & Prompts, Seasonal Verse, Spring Holidays, Spring Limerick, Weather Poem, Winter Limerick, Writing Prompts
Posted in Limerick & Haiku Prompts, Limerick-Offs, Limericks, Poetry & Prompts, Seasons Humor, Walking Humor, Weather Humor | 19 Comments »
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Dear Press: Clean Up Your Own Damn Mess! (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
We get headlines each March from the press:
“It’s Spring — Time To Clean Up Your Mess.”
Seems they’re too dumb to know
That we’re still getting snow.
Dear journos, stop giving me stress!
Related Post: Guilt Springs Eternal
Tags: House & Home, Household Chores, March Holidays, Media Limerick, Seasonal Verse, Spring Cleaning, Stress Humor, Weather Poem
Posted in Anxiety & Stress, Chores Humor, House & Home Humor, Limericks, Media Humor, Seasons Humor, Weather Humor | 2 Comments »
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Like so many people in New York City (and the Northeast in general) hubby Mark and I have been besieged by snow storms this winter. And we’ve also lost a chunk of our electric power.
The good news is Con Ed, our power company, was very responsive. The bad news is Con Ed says the problem is ours. And electricians, always elusive creatures around here, are harder to hire than ever.
Oh well — at least our computer lines work.
Unenlightened (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A part of our power is dead,
And the problem is ours, says Con Ed.
Electricians are busy.
(The storm’s caused a tizzy.)
But the phone works. At least we’ll be fed.
Related Post: Ode To Takeout (to be sung to My Favorite Things)
Tags: Con Ed, Electric Power, Electrician Humor, Food Verse, Home Limerick, Snow Storm, Weather Poem
Posted in Food & Drink Humor, House & Home Humor, Limericks, Weather Humor | 2 Comments »
