Nonsense Poems About Death
Avoiding the mawkish or the unduly morbid, Max's nonsense poems tackle the subject of death head on, but with his characteristically oblique humour.
The Death of Mr Car Polish
The Death of Mr Car Polish is an unusual poem, but an entirely appropriate introduction to Max Scratchmann poetry. The hero (and also the victim) of the piece is a obsessive polisher of his red Ford Fiesta who suffers a most bizarre accident.
Ibsen’s Ghosts
A supernatural family reunion is the subject of Max's nonsense verse about Henrik Ibsen. A poem to read and enjoy, or for those with aspirations to be a literary pathologist, to dissect at will.
Epitaphs
A couple of short, funny epitaphs about a couple of unusual, fictional characters.
Last Will and Testament
A posthumous message from the deceased about how he wishes to be treated in the hereafter, which is both funny haha and funny ba humbug.
Lizzie Lazarus
A nonsense poem about the eponymous heroine who refuses to stay dead.
The Death of John Keats (in Limericks)
A poem written in the form of five limericks which describes the deathbed scene of John Keats as he pines for Fanny. Yes, it's innuendo laden and rude, but capitalisation is all.
Valhalla Ballads
A poem about the fate awaiting those of us who chose to have our mortal remains interred. Being eaten by worms is just the half of it.
The Lewis Carroll Society
A nonsense poem about the nocturnal gatherings of the Lewis Carroll Society, which are rather less conventional than your average literary circle.
My Psychic Aunt
Psychics have a reputation for being charlatans or crooks, by the psychic aunt in Max's mystic poem shows a remarkable degree of prescience.
The Nonsense Herbal
A nonsense poem on a culinary herbal theme, but if to persist to the end you discover the quite delicious aroma of death.
The Death of Barnabas Mc Ghee
More pure nonsense about a marriage mismatch and mortality.
Spirit Pictures
A funny poem about the afterlife and the ability of those who have crossed over to the spirit world to reappear in unlikely places.
Fan Boy B-Movies
The excesses of the slasher genre of B-movie are laid bare.
Dead Men's Shoes
The expression Dead Men's Shoes is given body and soul in Max's poem about the frailty of the human condition.
Death is Not the End
A misanthropist's view of life and the afterlife.
