Magic beans

A wizard gave Jack magic beans

In exchange for his cow, by all means. 

Jack pondered the trade

Feeling somewhat dismayed,

'Did I swap my poor cow for just dreams?' 

Rainproof spell

 A wizard at the bus stop did stand

'Neath a dome conjured by his own hand.

While the rain poured down fast

He stayed dry to the last

And the commuters got soaked - all unplanned. 

 

Shaggy man

 

I thought that I would insert a short intermission from my series of wizard cartoons. Kinda. This is a drawing that I made sometime in the early 1970s while I was going to university. I was surprised to see that even then - some 55 years ago - I was drawing cartoons and writing limericks. I guess that some things are just 'bred-in-the-bone'. I wish to point out that I've added the frame to the cartoon; back in the 70s this was not something that I had yet to contemplate.

Better weather

A magician was cycling in rain

And felt it was quite a big pain.

Summoning sun for the day,

He rode on, no delay.

Now his ride is pure joy, not a strain. 

Mis-spelling

A wizard stirred potions with glee

From a spell book as old as can be.

But his brew took a turn,

And soon he did learn

He conjured a lady - eyed three!

 

 

Smoky conversation

There once were three wizards, nice folk,

Who spoke with their pipes making smoke.

With a puff, curl and ring,

They'd say everything.

You couldn't be better well spoke!

 

 

Once upon a tree

In a tree, sat a mage with a book

Reading tales with a kind, knowing look.

Birds perched near his sleeve,

A squirrel wouldn't leave,

And a raccoon snuggled close in a nook. 

Shadow fright

 

Through the forest, a wizard did stride

With a torch casting light far and wide.

With shadows that crept

And his heart that just leapt,

He feared what the shadows did hide. 

 

You unplugged my future!

 

A wizard was reading her fate

With a crystal that shone oh so great, 

But his aide in a rush

Unplugged it - oh, hush!

Now the lady's filled with pure hate. 

OMG the Prices!

 A wizard walked into a store

Where magic was sold, spells and more

But he gasped in dismay

At the prices that day

Saying, 'I won't buy here anymore!'

Which way?

A unicorn pulled with great might

While a wizard slept soundly upright.

At a fork in the way

A choice it must weigh;

I hope that its guess turned out right. 

Moving Day / Journée du déménagement

A wizard lived snug in a tree, 

A wizard lived snug in a tree

When lumberjacks came, axe-happy and free.

With a glare and a spell

He bid them farewell,

Now they're off clipping shrubs by decree! 

Message not received / Message non reçu

At midnight, a magician did gaze

At his face in a pond's quiet haze.

His reflection then spoke,

'Beware, my dear bloke,

For a dragon near you now strays.' 

Alien Invasion? / Invasion extraterrestre ?

A magician with tricks to display

Checked his telescope one night, so they say.

But what did he spy

In the dark starry sky?

An alien! And he just ran away. 

 

Eye spy

 

A magician sat down with a quill, 

Drew a dragon with talent and skill.

But outside, with a glare,

A real one did stare

Through the window, all silent and still. 

You're Old for Trick-or-Treating / Tu es vieux pour le 'Trick-or-Treat'

Two kids one Halloween night

Met a sage - such a curious sight.

'You're too old for these treats

So get off of our streets!'

And the wizard did conjure a fright. 

New Magic Wand / Nouvelle baguette magique

 

A Strike Foretold / Un coup de bowling prédit

 

Night on the Water / Le nuit sur l'eau

A magician at night took a ride,

On a lake with some beavers as guide.

They pulled him along,

To the tune of a song, 

While the moon on the water did glide.

Fido's not dangerous / Fido n'est pas dangereuse