False Alarm
My husband Mark and I have a weekend hideaway, a respite from the pace of New York City life. Our country haven is smaller than most; it was once optimistically measured at 400 square feet. In fact,...
View ArticleIs It Safe To Go Shopping With Your Mate? (Humorous Quiz)
Is It Safe To Go Shopping With Your Mate? (Humorous Quiz) By Madeleine Begun Kane One sure way to test a relationship is to shop with your mate. Not only is joint shopping stressful, but it amplifies...
View ArticleIs It Spring Yet?
Is It Spring Yet? By Madeleine Begun Kane We are having a foul-weather bout— Lots of snow, sleet, and hail—not a drought. Cabin fever has struck, And my husband feels stuck, Trapped indoors, starved...
View ArticleOde To An Absent-Minded Husband
Ode To An Absent-Minded Husband By Madeleine Begun Kane Your umbrella can not have gone far. Can’t believe how forgetful you are! If we still had each cent On umbrellas you’ve spent, We’d have cash to...
View ArticleSleepless In Bayside (Limerick, Haiku, & Senryu Prompt)
Sorry for my late posting. As I mentioned in my last post, I recently broke my wrist. Today’s limerick, haiku, and senryu theme is sleep and insomnia. First, my limerick: Sleepless In Bayside By...
View ArticleQuick Story & Other Verse (Limerick & Haiku Prompt)
Today’s limerick, haiku, and senryu theme is furniture and furnishings. First, my limerick: Quick Story By Madeleine Begun Kane “Quick story,” my husband declares. “It’s short — I’m not kidding,” he...
View ArticleMy New Policy
That’s it. No more vacations! Sounds a little extreme, I know. But strange things tend to happen when my husband and I have the nerve to travel or take time off. No, I don’t mean canceled flights, lost...
View ArticleYet Another Limerick Ode To My Husband Mark Kane
Yet Another Limerick Ode To My Husband Mark Kane By Madeleine Begun Kane Oh, what have I done to my Mark: Taught him limerick writing, and hark! Now he’ll draft something new, Then lug laptop to loo —...
View ArticleHappy “Worship Of Tools Day” (Limerick)
I’m celebrating National Worship Of Tools Day (March 11th) with this limerick: Happy Worship Of Tools Day (Limerick) By Madeleine Begun Kane “If only I had the right tool!” That’s my husband’s pet...
View ArticleIll-Bred Limerick (Limerick-Off Monday)
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...
View ArticleLimerick Ode To National Grouch Day
Happy National Grouch Day! (October 15) Limerick Ode To National Grouch Day By Madeleine Begun Kane A cranky and grumbly old grouch Would complain day and night from the couch About money, TV And his...
View ArticlePost-Valentine’s Day Ode
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.
View ArticleLife With Mark Kane
(All dialogue guaranteed true) Mark: “Now that I’ve won, I can go to sleep.” (gazing down, admiringly, at his laptop’s “free cell” screen at 10 pm) Me: “Remember that Walter Kirn book I mentioned the...
View ArticleWife Appreciation Day Limerick (3rd Sunday of September)
Attention fellows! This coming Sunday is a very important holiday. Yes, I know I’m a bit early. But for a day like this, I’m betting you could use some extra notice: National Wife Appreciation Day....
View ArticleLimerick-Off Monday – Rhyme Word: BACK or ABACK at the end of any one line...
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...
View ArticleA Growing Problem (Limerick)
Hubby’s hair is in need of a trim. It’s approaching the length of a limb. But a barber is out Cuz that virus has clout. Will he let me wield scissors? Not HIM!
View ArticleMutt Memories (Limerick)
When I starting drafting this limerick, I meant it to be a National Mutt Day verse. But it seems to have turned into something else: I had many a mutt growing up. My fav’rite behaved like a pup Well...
View ArticleA Weird Duet (Haiku and Limerick)
I was inspired to write both a limerick and a haiku when encountering the #weird prompt in Mastodon: When weirdness prevails,invading lives ev’ry day,is weirdness still weird? and Dear hubby, you look...
View ArticleRisky Ramble (Limerick)
When I encounter a new-to-me word, I often challenge myself to use it in a limerick. Today’s ancient and obscure, but (lucky for me) rhymable word is “cramble.” (As a noun, it refers to broken tree...
View ArticleMark Your Calendars! (Limerick)
I was astonished to learned that today is “National Mark Day.” Apparently, it’s celebrated each year on October 18th. Who knew? It’s “National Mark Day,” they say.Is it marked on your calendar?...
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