a/n: The strange arrival of Mr Alexander Holder at the start of "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet"
A rondel supreme.
Holmes and companions do not belong to me.
Observations on a Client
The contours of Baker Street softened by snow.
A lone frantic figure seen clear against white;
Perpetual motion; an eye-catching sight.
A drama played out on the pavement below.
~0~
His pace is erratic, he runs to and fro;
Two gaze from a window, observe his strange plight;
The contours of Baker Street, softened by snow.
A lone frantic figure seen clear against white.
~o~
Both offer their thoughts on the antics on show;
One sighs for a madman, all reason in flight;
One spies a fresh client, and beams in delight.
They wonder what pattern of fate brought him low.
The contours of Baker Street softened by snow.
A lone frantic figure seen clear against white.
~0~
a/n2: rondel supreme-also known as the rondel prime and, I think, the French sonnet. First 2 lines appear at the end of the other two stanzas. Rhyme pattern is ABba-abAB-abbaAB