"Colonel Fazackerley Butterworth – Toast" by Charles Causley is a charming poem that offers a delightful blend of humour, whimsy, and the supernatural. The narrative revolves around Colonel Fazackerley, a character with an affable and carefree disposition, who unknowingly purchases a castle with a resident ghost.
From the outset, the Colonel's reaction to encountering the ghost is far from typical. Rather than being fearful or seeking to rid himself ....