Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
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
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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
Monday, November 26th, 2018
Mark: Alexa says it isn’t going to rain.
Madeleine: Alexa needs to get out more.
*****
Mark: I’m going to reformat and re-post “Life With Mark and Madeleine” of yours from last year.” Is that ok?
Madeleine: Be careful about wearing out your welcome.
Mark: But it was very popular! I’m gonna do it.
Madeleine: Whatever…
Mark: Thanks for your permission.
Madeleine: It wasn’t permission. It was a sigh of helplessness and hopelessness.
*****
Life With Mark and Madeleine:
Madeleine: We have to throw out your Romaine lettuce.
Mark: Why?
Madeleine: There’s another E. coli scare.
Mark: Damn! I just had Romaine in my Greek salad.
Madeleine: How’s your stomach.
Mark: Fine … until now.
*****
Mark: Did you know you can ask Alexa to tell you a story?
Madeleine: I hear enough stories from you.
*****
Madeleine: Are we in the middle of a “Masters Of Sex” episode?
Mark: No, we finished it.
Madeleine: What’s the last thing you remember?
Mark: Finishing it.
*****
Madeleine: “Alexa, bake one potato.”
Alexa: “Hmmm, I don’t know that.”
Madeleine: That’s because you aren’t a microwave.
Mark: Don’t be mean to Alexa!
*****
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2018
It’s “Send Your Man Nudes Day.” Oy Vey!
Will I celebrate THAT one? No way!
I’m too old for that stuff,
So no pics in the buff!
I’ll forgo risking cyber-display.
Send Your Man Nudes Day falls on April 22 each year.
Tags: April Holidays, Bawdy Humor, Nude Humor, Nude Photos, Nude Pics, Odd Holidays, Posing Nude, Send Your Man Nudes Day
Posted in Aging Humor & Verse, Bawdy Limericks, Behavior & Personality, Limericks, Odd Holidays, Personal, Physical Appearance | Comments Off on A Good Holiday To Skip (Limerick)
Friday, April 20th, 2018
I concede this sounds rather insane,
But I found my true love on a train;
Not a club, not a bar,
But the LIRR
Changed my life — gave me Mark Gary Kane.
Tags: Anniversary Humor, Commuting Humor, Husband Wife Humor, Husband Wife Limerick, LIRR, Long Island Rail Road, Mark Kane, Marriage Humor, Marriage Verse, Trains
Posted in Dating Humor, Life With Mark And Madeleine, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Personal, Relationship Humor, Transportation Humor | Comments Off on Happy 41st Meeting Anniversary To Hubby Mark (Limerick)
Saturday, November 25th, 2017
*****
Mark: I’m sorry I’m so nasty to you.
Madeleine: I’m sorry you’re so nasty to me too.
Mark: At least we can agree on SOMETHING.
*****
Mark: We make a great team!
Madeleine: Why?
Mark: We complement each other well.
Madeleine: Thanks for the compliment!
*****
Mark: “You have to hear how this [random scientific innovation] works!”
Me: “You know your techie explanations always hurt my head.”
Mark: “Can’t you at least pretend to listen?”
Me: “How convincingly do I have to pretend?”
*****
Mark: Have you ever heard “Alice’s Restaurant?”
Madeleine: Yes.
Mark. Many people have a tradition of listening to it every Thanksgiving.
Madeleine: I too have a tradition…
Mark: Great!
Madeleine: …of avoiding it.
*****
#LifeWithMarkAndMadeleine #LifeWithMadeleineAndMark
Tags: Life With Mark, Marital Relationships, Mark Kane, Marriage Humor
Posted in Life With Mark And Madeleine, Limericks, Marriage Humor, Personal | Comments Off on Life With Mark And Madeleine
Thursday, September 7th, 2017
I’m a rhymer, a limerick drafter,
A chronic light-poetry crafter.
I’ve been labeled a “card,”
And called “daft,” but not “bard.”
What’s my target? Grins, giggles, and laughter.
Tags: Compulsive Behavior Humor, Laughter, Limerick Writing, Obsession Verse, Rhyme Humor, Rhyming Humor, Rhyming Obsession
Posted in Limericks, Obsessions Humor, Personal, Writing & Publishing Humor | Comments Off on Hooked On Rhyming (Limerick)
Thursday, April 6th, 2017
This is how my brother Arthur’s birthday began today, translated by me into a 3-verse limerick:
Loud sounds woke you up with a fright.
Did a drummer come visit at night?
Seems your exercise pool
Somehow drained. A mere drool
Of water is left. What a sight!
Even worse, it has emptied indoors,
And that noise is your pump at its chores.
Now you MUST figure out
How to stop it without
A bad shock. When it rains, it sure pours.
I’m so sorry your birthday began
In a manner you never would plan.
Happy birthday, dear bro!
I wrote this to show
There’s a way to make home mishaps scan.
Happy birthday, Arthur!
Tags: Appliances Limerick, Arthur Begun, Birthday Celebrations, Birthday Greetings Humor, Birthday Humor, Birthday Limerick, Brother Humor, Pool Humor, Swimming Humor
Posted in House & Home Humor, Limericks, Personal | Comments Off on Birthday Misadventure (3-verse Limerick)
Monday, December 26th, 2016
Hubby Mark savors films that are sappy,
And what’s crappy to ME makes him happy.
He’ll be glued to the screen
At the mushiest scene,
While I mentally keen, “Make it snappy!”
Tags: Chick Flicks, Entertainment, Film Humor, Film Limerick, Films, Husband Wife Humor, Marriage Humor, Marriage Verse, Media Humor, Media Limerick, Movie & Play Humor, Movies, Movies Humor
Posted in Limericks, Marriage Humor, Media Humor, Movie & Play Humor, Personal | 1 Comment »
