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een Trijntje Fop:
Op een slavink

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#lightverse #TrijntjeFop #KeesStip #slavink #pimpelmees

Stephen Brooke May 4

Infinity

Give me half of infinity;
you can take the rest.
We’ll compare the two and see
which one has the best.

Mine’s a really big amount,
big enough, at least,
that when I began to count
the counting never ceased.

Half’s enough for anyone,
everyone assures,
but I hope when all is done
mine is bigger than yours.

Stephen Brooke ©2026
#poetry #LightVerse

Madeleine Begun Kane Apr 30

It is quarter to four and I still
Haven't written a thing: output nil!
I've had sev'ral false starts
With some lame wordplay farts...
So here's hoping this verse fills the bill.

#WIPSnips #Write #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #Writing

http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2026/04/30/the-battle-to-write-limerick/

Madeleine Begun Kane Apr 15

Brand new words are like catnip to me;
I explore roots and meaning with glee.
Once enlightened, I swoon,
Though, alas, this great boon...
Shall soon from my memory flee.

#Vss365 #Word #Language #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Aging #Poems #PoetryCommunity

http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2026/04/15/seduced-by-words-limerick/

Seduced By Words (Limerick) « MAD KANE'S HUMOR BLOG

Madeleine Begun Kane Apr 12

“It’s too dark in this place,” said the gent.
“Did this restaurant NOT pay its rent?
Your damn, flickering light
On the menu’s a blight.
I give up. You have lamb? I’m lamb bent.”
#HaikuChallenge #Lambent #LimerickSunday #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2026/04/12/unenlightened-dining-limerick/

Madeleine Begun Kane Apr 10

A "connected" curmudgeon named Frank.
Had a high-level job at a bank.
His performance was panned;
He deserved to be canned...
Yet (surprise!) he survived when ranks shrank.

#vss365 #bank #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity

http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2026/04/10/the-curmudgeon-limerick/

50+ Music Mar 28

"Waltzing Matilda" is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a #bushBallad. It has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem". The title was Australian slang for travelling on foot, by walking (waltzing) with one's belongings in a "matilda" (swag) slung over one's back, a slang expression that may have originally been repurposed from a work of #lightVerse by #CharlesGodfreyLeland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjYEskzWt6I

The Seekers - I Am Australian, Georgy Girl & Waltzing Matilda* Live, 1994 - New HQ upload

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Madeleine Begun Kane Mar 26

A bootlicking fellow named Ross
Worked in footwear and fawned on his boss.
Many co-workers mocked him.
One gal even socked him.
He's boss now ... and she's on the sauce.

#HaikuChallenge #Fawn #Workplace #Jobs #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems

Madeleine Begun Kane Mar 13

Though it's Friday the 13th today,
Please don't buy its "unlucky" cliché:
It's an unfounded notion
That rates no devotion...
Oh My God! A black cat's in my way!

#FridayTheThirteenth #FridayThe13th #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #Superstition

http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2026/03/13/happy-friday-the-13th-limerick/

Madeleine Begun Kane Feb 23

New York City's been under attack:
We've been hit by a blizzardy whack
And are buried in snow;
Twenty inches, and so
Can't dodge shov'ling with "Oy vey, my back!"

#NYC #Blizzard #Snow #Winter #Weather #Limerick #Humor #Limericks #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #Writing

http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2026/02/23/blizzard-blues-limerick/