My mem’ry is dreadfully bad;
Be you friend or a foe, kind or cad,
I am bound to forget
Your name, though we’ve met
More than once. Please, oh please don’t be mad!
Posts Tagged ‘Memory’
What’s Your Name Again? (Limerick)
Monday, July 3rd, 2023Mental Haiku Duet
Sunday, March 27th, 2011Haunted By Haiku
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011Warning to those here for their daily dose of “funny.” Most of these aren’t. Sorry!
My passionate hunt
for humor in the mundane—
a chastening quest.
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Vulgar temptation
haunts, tantalizes, prevails—
beats dainty retreat.
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Passionate and raw
feelings too painful to root
escape on breached wings.
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Integrity fights
a war against temptation—
battles to a draw.
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A thought tempts, glimmers,
says “explore me,” then wings off—
never to return.
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Marching to the beat
of your own drum may work best
in solo parades.
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To those who ask me
how I remember my verse—
that’s what blogs are for.
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Thanks to these prompts for their inspiration: Carry On Tuesday, Haiku Heights, Haiku Wednesday, LoL Prompts, One Single Impression, Poetic Asides, Sunday Scribblings, and Three Word Wednesday.
Secret Cache
Saturday, March 5th, 2011Secret Cache
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A fellow had a secret cache
of coins and stamps and gold.
He planned to sell it off one day
when he became quite old.
That time did come for him at last—
age ninety-three or more.
Alas, he’d thrown his cache box out—
forgot what it was for.
(You can find more of my bad memory humor here. And check out the secret prompt over at Writer’s Island)
Tastes and Sounds (Haiku and Tanka)
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011Feverish hostess
serves chickpeas dropped on the floor—
a guest spills the beans.
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Sick party-goer
coughs and sneezes on buffet—
chilly reception.
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The corner bakeshop
seems a buttery temptress,
but smells can deceive.
Pastries seduce, disappoint—
buttery temptress no more.
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My first memory:
the sound and the vibration
of a freight train’s roar.
Budding logic says, “Can’t be.”
Sensed pre-birth within the womb?
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(My second haiku was inspired by Haiku Heights’ cold prompt. My first memory tanka was inspired by Free Write Fridays and Monday Memories.)
