a/n:prompt from Agatha Doyle:-write about what it would be like if Holmes and Watson met Arthur Conan Doyle.
Holmes and companions do not belong to me.
POV of Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle
Encounter
Park bench:
The doctor sits and waits.
He hopes they'll come this way;
And yet,
He hesitates.
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He'd like
To clear all trace of doubt.
And see precisely
How his best loved
Work turned out.
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He sees
A quite familiar pair.
He knows, of course,
He'd recognize them
Anywhere.
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One man:
Hawk-eyed, incisive face.
Brisk walk;
Yet somehow matched to fit
His partner's pace.
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Eyes dart,
Absorbing all he sees.
Coiled spring,
Restraining untold strength,
With practiced ease.
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Comrade;
Walks calmly at his side.
Takes in his partner's words,
And can't contain
His pride.
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Left arm:
The joint a bullet wrecked.
And cane.
A second wound sustained?
He should have checked.
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Right hand:
His most important role.
Touchstone;
The hint of steel
Belies a gentle soul.
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They reach
The doctor's bench, at last.
He wonders what to say
Before
The moment's passed.
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Eyes meet:
They nod; he tips his hat.
Their journey carries on.
He needs
No more than that.
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