a/n: a variation on the ghazal.
Holmes and companions do not belong to me.
POV of Watson; the anniversary of a battle.
No Words
I smile; no words are needed to explain, my friend,
As haunting notes steal up the stairs again, my friend.
~o~
I did not tell you how I spent my day, and yet
You knew tonight I'd try to sleep in vain, my friend.
~o~
I shouldn't be surprised that you did not forget
The date on which so many souls were slain, my friend.
~o~
It isn't in your nature, Holmes, to show regret
But violin and bow make feelings plain, my friend.
~o~
In honoring those men who paid that final debt,
You're playing from the heart, not from the brain, my friend.
~o~
I sleep, a deeper sleep than I had hoped to get,
While music eases nightmare scenes and pain, my friend.
~o~
I dream instead, dear Holmes, about that day we met,
A Boswell, glad indeed that you remain my friend.
~o~
a/n 2: The ghazal; an ancient Persian poetic form. The poem consists of self contained couplets, same number of syllables in each line. The first 2 lines and the second line of each couplet consist of the same end words, and the word before that rhymes throughout the poem. The number of couplets varies, but the final couplet should contain reference to the writer, often using a derivative of their name. I don't think the first lines have to rhyme with each other, but I believe they can. Theme is often of love, longing or melancholy.