a/n: 3 short poems which refer to events in "The Adventure of the Yellow Face" 3 different poetic forms-Rhyme Royal, Ottava Rima and a rondelet.
Holmes and companions do not belong to me
Setting the Scene.
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A touch of drama colours every case;
We listen first, as clients have their say,
Then recreate the scene and time and place;
Like actors in some strange unfinished play.
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And Holmes won't rest once work is underway,
Till props and cast and dialogue are clear
And all the pages of the script appear.
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Some thoughts on the leading man
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The amber pipe is cherished, that is clear;
Twice mended; each time with a silver band,
And, judging by the charring over here,
He's careless with a dominant right hand;
And reckless with his money too, I fear;
Ash traces in the bowl are Grosvenor brand.
When we meet him, I shall give him some advice;
He could get a decent smoke for half the price.
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The Final Scene
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He takes her hand,
The rift between the couple, healed.
He takes her hand,
A secret he can understand;
The face behind the mask revealed,
Her little girl, so long concealed.
He takes her hand.
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a/n2: Rhyme Royal-7 lines, rhyme pattern-ababbcc; used by Auden and Chaucer.
Ottava Rima-8 lines, rhyme pattern abababcc
Rondelet-A short line repeated in line 1,3 and 7. Line 4 rhymes with this but is longer. Lines 2,5 and 6 rhyme with each other