Bugged By Mosquitoes
Bugged By Mosquitoes (Limerick) By Madeleine Begun Kane Mosquitoes are driving me mad. Seems a zillion are biting me—bad! Sprays and lotions don’t work; They keep chomping and lurk, While ignoring my...
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Sunny Limerick By Madeleine Begun Kane I confess that I’m really not one To use sunscreen, but please don’t make fun. My skin’s still protected; The scheme I’ve selected Is hide and stay out of the...
View ArticleWeather Wariness (Limerick)
Weather Wariness (Limerick) By Madeleine Begun Kane New York’s weather, right now, is delicious. Its loveliness makes me suspicious: Are we being set up For a fall? I fear yup, We are in for some...
View ArticleI Knew It Couldn’t Last (Limerick)
This summer’s weather in New York City, especially August, has been astonishingly pleasant. And then September hit. I Knew It Couldn’t Last (Limerick) By Madeleine Begun Kane I was right with my...
View ArticleNot Mad About The Weather (Limerick)
Not Mad About The Weather (Limerick) By Madeleine Begun Kane Each summer I bitch about heat. Humidity too makes me bleat. But the current one’s better Than most — wore a sweater One night, which beats...
View ArticleSeasonal Gripe (Limerick)
It’s summer. It’s winter. It’s fall; In the course of one week we’ve had all Of those seasons and more. What’s a calendar for? I once knew, but no longer recall.
View ArticleFun In The Sun? (Limerick)
“I warned you: That lotion’s been banned, And your skin is too pale to get tanned. No beach, I beseech you! But words never reach you. You bury your head in the sand.”
View ArticleStill Bugged By Mosquitoes (Limerick)
Wherever I go (or I’ve been) Bugs attack me, ignoring my kin. I scratch and I itch And I can’t help but bitch… Cuz mosquitoes get under my skin! Update: August 20 is World Mosquito Day.
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