a/n:prompt from Aleine Skyfire:-wrapping gifts-
Holmes and companions do not belong to me.
POV of Watson
Wrap
Holmes, today we are going to wrap presents.
You will help with the wrapping, this time.
You will not disappear
Like you do every year,
By inventing a crisis or crime.
~o~
It's a beautiful day to wrap presents;
Look outside, it's beginning to snow.
I've prepared everything,
Bought the paper and string,
And some ribbon for tying each bow.
~o~
It does not waste your time to wrap presents.
It's supposed to be festive and fun.
We can sit, my dear chap,
By the fireside and wrap;
And I'm hiding your pipe till it's done.
~o~
It will not dull your mind to wrap presents
And of course it won't damage your brain.
You can help with this task,
As I frequently ask,
Or you won't see your pipe rack again.
~o~
For Heaven's sake, Holmes, just wrap presents!
Please stop this ridiculous fuss!
It would mean such a lot
If you'd cut, tie and knot,
As these gifts aren't from me, but from us!
~o~
At last, you've agreed to wrap presents;
Sit down, by the fire, and we'll start.
And, of course, as before,
There's a knock on the door;
And it seems you must "swiftly depart".
~o~
So, I'm here on my own, wrapping presents;
I suspect you are laughing at me.
I'll get my own back,
As I still have that rack;
Which I've wrapped and placed under the tree.
~0~