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Madeleine Begun Kane

@madkane.bsky.social
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#Humor #Writer: #Political & Non-Political #Poetry - #Limericks, #Haiku, etc. #Humor #Columnist: Robert Benchley Society Humor Award Winner Retired #Lawyer & #Oboist, based in #NYC #Resister & #OG #Blogger Still Blogging Here: www.madkane.com

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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 21m
LOL! Humorously menacing!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 51m
You're absolutely right. It NEVER works.
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 56m
For sure!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 1h
A humanoid to replace Trump? Bound to be an improvement! :)
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 1h
LOL! Sounds like a fine method!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 1h
Good point! :)
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 1h
"Put that down!" said the man to his wife. "Knives are weapons! A threat to my life!" "Calm your jets, my dear Dennis," She said. "It's no menace: It's dull cuz you wrecked my fav knife." #vss365 #Calm #SmallPoemSunday #LimerickSunday #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poem
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 20h
Precious freedom, alas, is at stake! Dire jeopardy! Each day we wake To more headlines that scare us, As Trump seems to dare us To dodge each malevolent #quake. #Vss365 #Quake #LimerickSunday #Limericks #Poetry #News #MicroPoetry #Poems #Resist #Trump #MAGA #USPOL #USPolitics #Politics #Freedom
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 20h
No need to apologize. Sorry to hear about your difficulties and wishing you the best!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 23h
True, alas!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
He certainly is!!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Once again, Trump has lost the Nobel Peace Prize to a woman, giving me a handy excuse to repost last year's limerick: #Nobel #PeacePrize #NaviPillay #Pillay #Trump
Trump’s distraught: All his bullying failed.
He’s been told that a woman has nailed
The Peace Prize (Nobel.)
He’s in ketchup-hurl hell.
“It’s a DEI rip-off!” he railed.

© Madeleine Begun Kane MadKane.com
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So aggravating! Sigh...
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The political scene's made me weary, And the onslaught of news makes me bleary. As election day nears, My tense mental state veers Between guardedly hopeful and leery. #Emoetry #Weary #Election #Poetry #News #Limericks #MicroPoetry #Poems #NoKings #Resist #Trump #MAGA #USPOL #USPolitics #Politics
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Oct. 7 is #BathtubDay! When it’s time to get clean, we can choose Either shower or #bathtub — I’ll use A hot shower each time Cuz I hate soapy slime, And in tubs the slime clings like tattoos. #SomethingEveryday #Bath #writesky #blueskypoetry #5amwritersclub #amwriting #Humor #Limericks #Poetry
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Said a starry-eyed, non-boating male To his wife, "Sammy's sailboat's for sale. I must buy it! It's cheap!" Her response was to weep And reply "Better learn how to bail." #vss365 #Sail #Boats #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How cool! I love it! Thanks!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
LOL! Good point!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
True, alas!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I certainly agree. But I'm not holding my breath. :)
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"My poor neighbor's not much of a saver, So I did her a favor and gave 'er Some financial advice. Her reply was 'No dice! I shall buy what I savor. Won't waver!'" #HaikuChallenge #Savor #Money #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Absolutely!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And thanks so much for sharing it! I hope tomorrow's a better day for you!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
LOL! And thanks for sharing my limerick!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Lovely image!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
That reminds me: For weeks, my husband & I've been getting many reminders to "activate" our new Discover Cards, the product of a Cap 1/Discover merger. But neither one of us has received a new card. (Our old ones are valid thru 7/2030.) Merger error, maybe. But I'm betting it's the post office.
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"I abhor cousin Stewy, it's true. But don't judge me for feuding with Stu: Yes I #harbor a grudge, And I'm NOT gonna budge Cuz he 'borrowed' and wrecked my canoe." #vss365 #Harbor #LimerickSunday #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems #SmallPoemSunday
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Good point! :)
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Said a woman, "It's easy to #lure me, Because nothing can ever inure me To fine choc'late's allure. And of this I am sure: There's undoubtedly NO way to cure me." #vss365 #Lure #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #Chocolate #Candy #BlueskyPoets
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Port Washington is one of our favorite haunts. (We live in Bayside, Queens which is on the Port Washington line.)
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
LOL! Good point!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Excellent! Thanks for sharing your very clever poem!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
First I post a #raven #clerihew, & now I'm posting a #mountain #quatrain. Why no limerick today? Beats me! There are days I feel old as the hills And I long for those youth-making fountains. But this contrary thought gives me thrills: It’s better than old as the mountains. #vss365 #Humor #Poetry
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A #Clerihew for a change of pace: Edgar Allen Poe A writerly bro Who’s famed for the #Raven. What a scary poem maven! #HaikuChallenge #Raven #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #Writers #BlueskyPoets In case you're not familiar with #clerihews: poets.org/glossary/Cle...
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Clerihew
Clerihew is a whimsical, skewed quatrain poem–– two rhyming couplets (aabb) of unequal l
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
LOL!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Limerick Ode To Music Day It’s Music Day. Toast it with verse. Do it soon; there’s no time to rehearse. Play an instrument, sing, Simply listen, or swing… Cuz a music-less life is a curse. #MusicDay #Music #ClassicalMusic #Humor #Humour #Limerick #Limericks #Poetry #LightVerse #BlueskyPoets #Poem
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My Plea On #InternationalMusicDay: Dear radio station, don’t pander; Kindly program your music with candor. Though I’d rather not carp And I hate to sound sharp, Calling “country harp” classical’s slander. #MusicDay #Music #ClassicalMusic #Humor #Humour #Limerick #Limericks #Poetry #LightVerse
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
LOL!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
LOL!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Your nine dogs are a nuisance and blight," Said a neighbor. "They #bark day and #night. Our whole block plans to sue." Said the owner, "Boo-hoo! Such ado! Let me know if they bite." #vssdaily #Bark #DailyHaikuPrompt #Night #Pets #Noise #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Poetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
LOL! Sounds like great fun!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Don’t go running with knives,” parents warn. Their children’s response? Often scorn: “How ’bout scissors?” they query, Which makes one mom weary: “Should have stopped with my very first born.” #HaikuChallenge #Query #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #Writing
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Donald Trump is a madman, I swear! Was it nature, or nurture? Don't care! Asking why he's insane Is a waste of one's brain. We must fight him and lay his crimes bare! #vss365 #Nurture #Limerick #Limericks #Poetry #News #MicroPoetry #Poems #NoKings #Resist #Trump #USPOL #USPolitics #Politics #Crime
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
LOL!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It'll come back to you. It's like writing ... I mean riding ... a bike. :)
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thanks! I'm addicted to writing limericks! :)
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thanks for sharing my limerick!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thanks!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
LOL! And thanks. I love playing with idioms!
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Madeleine Begun Kane @madkane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
An old woman who'd filed for divorce From a golfer, who talked himself hoarse, Watched her longwinded spouse Rant and endlessly grouse, Then replied, "This is par for the course." #DailyHaikuPrompt #Wind #Divorce #Golf #LimerickSunday #Limericks #Humor #Poetry #LightVerse #Poems #SmallPoemSunday
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