The Mad Poet Attends His Own Funeral

a comedy

Plastic bagged with pork chops,

littered before a shop,

the mad poet fishes his lower jaw.

A black snail slimes up the main road,

one fat drummer punishes his gutbucket,

and the brass band plays not just slightly atonal.

Strange stop at traffic lights, churchbells hammering,

a van full of disinfectant snakes past, flags drip saints

as choirboys in trainers giggle.

He was a crazy b*****d, always talking to himself,

scribbling on litte bits of paper, looking for his glasses

and singing doodedoo as he sat on the toilet.

Reviews

[Diwakar - "The Warrior ..]

very nice :-)

[FJ Davis]

Death, madness--add a bit of underlying sadness--expertly portrayed and skillfully styled with a humorist's light touch.
High-level work, Leslie!

[Elaenor Aisling]

Very nice piece of work! Absolutely love the imagery and the character you create in such few lines.

[R.G. Bennet]

I like the scattered train of though throughout this piece. Quite befitting to your title. I like the line "the mad poet fishes his lower jaw" --- nice touch of imagery right there.

Good job!

[Buddhistboy73]

Well, this piece did what I love about great writing....made me re-read and made me smile...like the clever use of italics in the final stanza....I was with you on the journey here, and that for me makes a good poem....BB
Great comedy value here too....:)

[s.r.knight]

I love the unique humour! This is a great write. I love it!

[Tony]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!! this is filled with great humor. Excellent Leslie.

[reflectingus]

Hahhah great poem! This is so creative, very unique. I love the title, that's what caught my attention. I love how everything seems crazy, and the last stanza is amazing. Great job! "and singing doodedoo as he sat on the toilet" hahaha

[April Child]

Brilliant. It is madness encapsulated. The last stanza ties all the previously disjointed images together perfectly.

[Emerald Seas]

Chuckling at this - a light hearted write - Very good!