Madeleine Begun Kane
madkane.bsky.social
Madeleine Begun Kane
@madkane.bsky.social
#Humor #Writer, #Political #Poet: #Limericks, #Haiku, #Rhyme
Limerick-Off Host, Robert Benchley Society Humor Award Winner,
Retired #Lawyer & #Musician, based in #NYC. #Leguminati
#OG #Blogger & still at it here: http://www.madkane.com/
The imperative study of #science
Has been stymied by Trump's vile defiance:
Experts fired, grants blocked,
As he goes off half-cocked
To extort his foul brand of compliance.

#vss365 #Science #Research #Health #Medicine #Poetry #News #Resist #Trump #USPOL #USPolitics #Politics #RFKJr #Limericks
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
There are times when I feel like a fraud,
As I stare at a lim’rick that’s flawed
And can’t manage to fix it.
Instead, I must #nix it;
Its issues can NOT be ignawed!

#Blueskyrelay #Nix #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity #Writing
November 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"I am begging you: Please don't encumber
My assistant with even one #number.
If he's forced to do math,
It will set off his wrath;
He'll go home, take a bath, and then slumber."

#Vss365 #Number #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #Math #Work
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
An #ill-natured fellow named Al
Was so mean, he had nary a pal.
And that louse was so surly,
Blind dates ended early;
Females fled, so no luring a gal.

#HaikuChallenge #Nature #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity #Writing #Dating
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A old fellow whose favorite pleasure
Is amassing a surplus of treasure,
Enjoys using his #power
To make people cower.
And THAT's how I take the man's #measure.

#vss365 #Measure #Plato #Philosophy #Limerick #Limericks #Writing #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems #PoetryCommunity
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“We have #lost sev’ral members, I hear,”
Said the maestro. “Some key ones, I fear.
It’s too late for auditions
To find new musicians.
I guess we must play it by ear.”

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Lost #Music #Musicians #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems #Writing
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“Your #billablehours are low,”
Said the partner. “They simply must grow.
It behooves you to hike them
Or better, please spike them.
To lunch breaks and #sleep, just say no!”

(This is but one of many reasons why I’m a ("recovering #lawyer.")

#vss365 #Law #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Engagement in Bluesky is key.
I happily do it with glee.
I'd do it forever
With someone who's clever
And witty. You CAN count on ME!

It's an honor to be included in your #Skircle of "creative & engaging #writers & #poets. Thanks so much for this & for so frequently sharing my #humor & #limericks!
Behold this #Skircle of creative & engaging #writers & #poets! Thank you all for the kind words, the humor, and the unexpected tangents.

Out of 1,065 followers, these are the only people that #engage or #interact.

Tags coming (you've been warned!) 💜🫠
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A young groom had a habit of #flirting,
Which his bride found a tad disconcerting:
"You agreed once we wed
You'd put flirting to bed.
Stop reverting or YOU'LL soon be hurting."

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Flirt #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Writing #PoetryCommunity
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
My grasp of #geography's weak,
And I'm far from a #history geek.
Key events? Barely knew 'em
Unless I lived through 'em.
Ask me WHEN something happened? I freak!
#vss365 #History #Geography #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A old woman with too much red ink
Spilled some paint and rushed off to the sink.
But the stains were severe
And removal costs dear.
You might say she was NOT #tickled pink.

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Tickle #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems #PoetryCommunity
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"This job jibes with your vast expertise,
So you'll find the assignment a #breeze!"
Please beware of a boss
Who lends gloss to sheer dross.
Sounds like jive... so quadruple your fees!

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Breeze #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
An #infamous author named Gene
Was obnoxious and often obscene.
He was paid a steep price
For his writing, concise.
His prose was, like Gene, lean and mean.

##Vss365 #Famous #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Prose #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity #Writing
November 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
There are people with brilliance immense
Who lack, nonetheless, common sense.
Despite great comprehension,
You might have to mention:
“Wear clothing. This blizzard’s intense.”

Happy #CommonSenseDay!

#CommonSense #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #PoetryCommunity
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"To #domesticate husbands is rough,"
Said a gal who was known to be tough.
"I would much rather tame
Any type of wild game.
I'm divorced now. Enough is enough!"

#vss365 #Domestic #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems #PoetryCommunity #Marriage #Divorce #Writing
November 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"My #endurance is NOT what it was,"
Beefed an elderly man nicknamed "Buzz."
When I ask my doc why
My cock's become "shy,"
He laughs and replies, "Just becuz!"

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Endure #Limerick #Limericks #Writing #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems #PoetryCommunity #Health
November 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Though it’s rare that I cavil or #carp,
And on errors, I try not to harp,
I am ditched by my filter
When pitch is off-kilter;
My critique will be harsh — flat-out sharp!

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Carp #Music #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity
November 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The sight of a #kite in the sky
Is delightful and lovely, so why
Is it quite impolite
To say, “Go fly a kite!”
This idiom just doesn’t fly.

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Kite #Idioms #Limerick #Limericks #Language #Writing #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity.
October 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
What's my excuse for posting this #limerick? It's #ChecklistDay:

Oh, what have I done with my #list
Of the things I must do to exist?
Every errand and chore,
Bills to pay, forms galore—
They’re all itemized … even my tryst.

#Checklists #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse
October 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I am sorry to say that I feel
Your ideas are far from #ideal.
You've had plenty of time
To produce a good rhyme,
So this "muse" deal must end. (It's been real.)

#HaikuChallenge #Ideal #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity #Writing
October 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
October 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Most orchestra members would #groan
At the principal trumpeter’s tone.
But his job was secure,
Cuz his lips held allure
For the maestro, a horny old crone.

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Groan #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity #Musicians
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"The main cause of our marital clash,"
Said Clarice, "is that neighborhood #trash
Is retrieved by my spouse
As a "must" for our house;
Hence his bottomless garbage-sourced stash."

#vssdaily #Trash #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity
October 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
AWOL #socks are a grim laundry given;
Former pairs inexplicably riven,
Dresser drawers oddly littered
With orphans, embittered
And wond’rin’ where old mates are livin’.

#VssDaily #Socks #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems #PoetryCommunity #Clothing
October 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM