The Nonsense Rhymes of A. Bootrus Walley

These rhymes of A. Bootrus Walley are in the spirit of the nonsense poetry and oddball tales of Edward Lear, Shel Silverstein and Edward Gorey. There are ten of them whose narratives and cartoons tell their characters unique stories and adventures. They tell of the consequences of underestimating Ethylred Ethylred by Mr. Prim and Mr. Proper. There’s the odd fate of Mortimer Clive who lies to himself while engaging in his morning shave and the tale of the love struck Ester Twizel. In the Ballad of the Midnight Pearl, the fateful voyage of the bark named Midnight Pearl as told around the glowing hearth of the Blue Pelican Inn, tells an eerie tale of happenings at sea. And what happens to all the lint that swirls in the world? Well, Ordner, Bordner and Bendilay will find the answers when they go in search of The Great Balls of Lint. Besides these five, there are five more waiting to be enjoyed. And what of the rhymes’ author, A. Bootrus Walley? Perhaps the following rhyme describes him best.

There is an odd little man named A. Bootrus Walley
Who writes many rhymes of nonsense and folly.
He swears and be damned his rhymes are all true,
But if you drank what he drinks you’d say so to.

He writes day and night with no heed to his plight,
Writing over and over until he gets it just right.
He feels compelled so what else can he do,
But write them all down because they’re all true.

Some say he’s off, that his mind’s been pickled.
But tell him that and he just gets tickled.
So enjoy his rhymes of nonsense and folly,
And as you do, think kindly of A. Bootrus Walley.