a/n: a 60 word poem on "A Study in Scarlet". A delay changes history.
And a clerihew, from the POV of Holmes.
What Might Have Been
The Criterion Bar:
Stamford enters quite late,
His appearance delayed
By a long, drawn out case.
A vaguely familiar figure limps past;
But he doesn't turn round;
Doesn't study his face.
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He orders a drink,
Clearly lost in his thoughts.
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The ex fellow medic departs,
Quite alone.
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A microscope slide
Checked intently elsewhere...
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The fate of two people,
Forever unknown.
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Doctor John Watson
Doctor John Watson
Embellishes plots on
Any occasion, if given half a chance,
And fills "The Strand" with high adventure, mystery and romance.
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