A/N: as per chapter one. Contains spoilers for "The Boscombe Valley Mystery". 8 snapshots; each written as a triolet.
Feedback and comments, as always, are greatly appreciated:o)
Holmes and companions do not belong to me.
POV of Watson
Notes from Boscombe Valley
A crime which seems mundane and commonplace,
Can prove to be the hardest one to solve.
It takes the greatest mind to crack the case.
A crime which seems mundane and commonplace
Contains a tangled web for us to face,
And needs a steady nerve and firm resolve.
A crime which seems mundane and commonplace
Can prove to be the hardest one to solve.
~o~
I'm quite prepared when Holmes requires my aid;
My quick response was learned on Afghan's plains;
My bags are packed and locum plans are made.
I'm quite prepared when Holmes requires my aid;
The instincts of a soldier never fade.
(A deeper, harsher legacy remains.)
I'm quite prepared when Holmes requires my aid;
My quick response was learned on Afghan's plains.
~o~
The son who saw his father on the ground;
The case appears to be quite cut and dried;
A witness to their argument is found.
The son who saw his father on the ground;
The evidence, against the boy, is sound.
Involvement in the murder is denied;
The son who saw his father on the ground;
The case appears to be quite cut and dried.
~o~
The daughter of his neighbour plays her part;
She's quite prepared to back him to the hilt,
Her plea for us to help is from the heart.
The daughter of his neighbour plays her part;
Convinced that he's no killer from the start;
She hopes that we can prove his lack of guilt.
The daughter of his neighbour plays her part;
She's quite prepared to back him to the hilt.
~o~
A grey discarded cloak, a jagged stone;
Three sets of footprints seen, instead of two,
Confirming that the pair was not alone.
A grey discarded cloak, a jagged stone;
A third participant; as yet unknown.
My friend considers carefully each clue;
A grey discarded cloak, a jagged stone,
Three sets of footprints seen, instead of two.
~o~
A visitor; the neighbour, comes to call;
A dying man; prepared to tell the truth;
That he had caused those fatal blows to fall.
A visitor; the neighbour, comes to call;
The victim was the vilest man of all;
Encountered in a wild and misspent youth.
A visitor; the neighbour, comes to call;
A dying man; prepared to tell the truth.
~o~
His statement, signed and sealed, is locked away;
A higher court than ours will judge his deed;
The threat of family scandal's kept at bay.
His statement, signed and sealed, is locked away;
He knows that it will see the light of day
If our young client's case does not succeed.
His statement, signed and sealed, is locked away;
A higher court than ours will judge his deed.
~o~
So, was this act of mercy justified?
Or should we have remained within the law?
Did Holmes possess the wisdom to decide?
So, was this act of mercy justified?
The neighbours' son and daughter side by side;
Untroubled by dark deeds which went before.
So, was this act of mercy justified?
Or should we have remained within the law?
~o~
a/n 2: Triolet-13th century French form-consists of 8 lines, the first line occurs three times (first, fourth and seventh lines)and the second line appears twice (second and last lines). Not ideal for narrative flow as it keeps coming back on itself; hence the snapshots.