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.

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 a...

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...

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...

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...

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

N/A After many years of having no contact with Lloyd and wondering what became of him, I received a newspaper copy of his obituary from a mutual friend. Lloyd passed a...

A satirical poem about Wattpad's lack of notifications

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...

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

An ode to spouses of poets.