Gailrunschke Stories

This sad poem reflects my mood swings which I am presently experiencing. during this very difficult period of grief in my life.

This poem is about a colleague/friend of mine who has a distinct, infectious laugh. It really is hilarious. Enjoy.

A satirical poem for teenagers with apologies to Ogden Nash. I have never forgotten the pleasure my grade five/six students derived from studying his poem 'Girls Are Silly,' published in the prescribed textbook, Your Poetry Book. Hence, the inspiration  for this piece.

To commemorate World Elephant Day, yesterday, August 12, I decided to publish a fourth poem, THE PEOPLE ZOO, in my owl and elephant fantasy series. The first three poems I published were : 1) THE ANIMAL FAIR , Oct. 12, 2012 2) THE ANIMAL DENTIST, Oct. 22, 2013 3) THE ANIMAL SCHOOL, Mar. 13, 2014

Revised on March 3, 2016 for National Dentists' Day in England. Revised on February 9, 2017 for National Toothache Day ( in England).

This is the second poem in my series of U.S. presidential satires. The first, THE AUSPICIOUS BIRTH DATE, a collaboration between Kristebelle from PoetsPUB and myself, was first published on Aug. 29, 2014, to honor the combined birthday of our trio, Bill Clinton, Krista and myself.

This MEDLEY consists of a TEMPOEM, a LIMERICK, a SENRYU, an ACROSTIC and a CINQUAIN. Because of my love for rhyme I decided to compile this collection of different forms on the same theme. I hope you will enjoy these original, unusual poems.

Today Wattpad wished me a Happy Birthday and invited me to write a birthday poem to share. I obliged. It was not easy this year as you will see. It is autobiographical and I'm expressing my true feelings.

A light hearted response to Gail Runschke's sonnet 'When your wife's a poet