a/n: 60 word poem based on "The Adventure of the Speckled Band". And a clerihew.

"Shortly after our return to England my mother died–she was killed eight years ago in a railway accident near Crewe." -A C Doyle.


Mrs Roylott Takes a Trip


Crewe station;

The hustle and bustle surrounding

A elegant lady alighting alone.

A telegram answered,

A heartfelt entreaty;

The cause of such desperate words

Is unknown.

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She waits on the platform,

Looks round, quite distracted;

Her husband,

A rendezvous;

Anguish writ plain.

Strong hands steal her balance,

Propelling her forward

To the shriek of the crowds and an oncoming train...

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Doctor Grimesby Roylott


Doctor Grimesby Roylott

A man who was wont to enjoy not

The pleasures of family and position in a gentlemanly way;

But those of a cold blooded predator pursuing its prey.

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