a/n:refers to events in "The Adventure of the Red Circle"
Two English or Shakespearean sonnets.
Holmes and companions do not belong to me.
POV of the married couple at the heart of the tale.
Loyalty
Emelia to Gennaro
~0~
Our journey has been long, and filled with fear;
Together, we have moved from place to place.
And yet, as long as you are waiting near;
I'll face whatever hardship I must face.
I hope the wounds we've suffered will be healed,
And justice, truth and mercy will prevail.
I'll wait and watch for messages, concealed,
And pray that good intentions will not fail.
I know you feel the hand you dealt was wrong,
Your foolishness has had the highest cost;
But there is nowhere else where I belong.
Without you, I most surely would be lost.
~o~
And when our mortal enemy is slain;
I'll stand by you and face the world again.
~0~
Gennaro to Emelia
~0~
You gave up every comfort you had known;
A precious jewel, deserving so much more;
And now you are confined and on your own,
Uncertain what your future holds in store.
You could have had a settled, peaceful life
And yet you gave it up to be with me
You made the choice, agreed to be my wife,
Not knowing just how hard that choice might be.
My happiness, my love, depends on you,
If I can't keep you safe, then all is lost.
I'll find my foe and see the matter through
I'll put things right, regardless of the cost.
~0~
And when our mortal enemy is slain,
I'll stand by you and face the world again.
~0~
a/n2: the sonnet:iambic pentameter (each line has 10 syllables, second of each 2 is stressed) 14 lines. The English sonnet has 3 sets of 4 lines rhyming alternately, and a rhyming couplet at the end. The 5 poems I posted in "study in romance" were not actually sonnets as not every line had 10 syllables.