Gailrunschke Stories

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...

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

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 Sil...

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...

An ode to spouses of poets.

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

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, w...

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