Disclaimer: Sherlock, John, and related characters do not belong to me. Copyrights on the nursery rhymes that form the framework for my ramblings are long since lost along with the original authors.
Come
"Come," said Sherlock,
"If convenient or not;
I'd like you to text
An important thought.
~o~
I've walked all the alleys,
And searched every angle,
And now I've a clue
Out of a tangle."
~o~
"Hold on!" spoke up John,
"You called me to come here,
To type on your phone -
That's crazy, you hear?"
~o~
"Oh come," drawled Sherlock,
"I can't use my phone.
"He waved a lithe hand,
And John gave a groan."
~o~
"Type!" said Sherlock.
~0~
"Croak!" said the toad,
"I'm hungry, I think;
Today I've had nothing
To eat or to drink.
I'll crawl to a garden
And jump through the *pales,
And there I'll dine nicely
On slugs and on snails."
"Ho, ho!" quoth the frog,
"Is that what you mean?
Then I'll hop away to
The next meadow stream;
There I will drink, and
Eat worms and slugs too,
And then I shall have a
Good dinner like you."
"Croak!" said the Toad
Twisty Twiney
One twisty, twiney, twilight,
When trouble filled their sphere,
One woman and two men,
Twiddled into fear.
~o~
Twiddled into fear,
Still Holmes will find the devil's trail.
"I followed you."
"But I didn't see you."
"That's because I followed you*."
*quote from The Devil's Foot, ACD
~0~
One misty, moisty, morning,
When cloudy was the weather,
There I met an old man
All clothed in leather
All clothed in leather,
With a cap under his chin.
How do you do?
And how do you do?
And how do you do again?
See a Snake
See a snake, like a band
Beware if you've a whip in hand!
See five pips come in the mail;
A shorter life may soon entail.
~o~
Lock of hair, red like yours
A secret girl behind closed doors.
Dirty knees on store clerk,
A bank thief is caught at work.
~o~
Under rug, a second stain,
A trifle gives them hope again.
Words on wall, writ in blood,
Old lover caught with a thud.
~0~
See a pin and pick it up,
All the day you'll have good luck;
See a pin and let it lay,
Bad luck you'll have all the day.
Consult Detective
Consult Detective was dressed in sheet clean;
Consult Detective was sent to the Queen.
The Queen did not see him,
But Mycroft was keen;
And Consult Detective was sent to Irene.
OR
Consult Detective was dressed in sheet clean;
Consult Detective was sent to the Queen.
The Queen did not see him,
But Mycroft was mean;
And Consult Detective was almost all seen.
~0~
A/N: Couldn't decide which of the two versions above I liked better. It was a toss up - so put them both. Which do you prefer? Actual rhyme refers to Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460) who was Protector of England for a short while until King Henry VI recovered from his insanity and he had a son with his wife, Queen Margaret of Anjou. And this poem is especially in honour of Hector the cat who continues in his reign as protector of an immature but charming kitten!
Hector Protector was dressed all in green;
Hector Protector was sent to the Queen.
The Queen did not like him,
Nor more did the King;
So Hector Protector was sent back again.
Dancing Men
Dancing men silly!
Out on the lawn
With a message ill-omened,
He'll not see another dawn.
Dancing men silly!
~0~
Daffy-down-Dilly
Has come to town
With a yellow petticoat
And a pretty green gown
Daffy-down-Dilly.
Go to bed first, a single curse;
Go to bed second, a double presence;
Go to bed third, a triple inferred!
~0~
Go to bed first, a golden purse;
Go to bed second, a golden pheasant;
Go to bed third, a golden bird.