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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