Subject: 11th Dec Prompt from zanganito: Resin.
A bit of research was needed here...took advantage of the properties of rosin, a product formed by heating pine resin.
Hope this makes sense...
A Study in Resin
Resin: amber hued,
Translucent;
Smooth and brittle, heat-refined.
Holmes reviews its many uses;
Blames his scientific mind...
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Ingredient
In ink and printing;
A use, he notes, quite close at hand.
He gazes at his Boswell's bookcase;
Recent copies of The Strand.
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Mixed with pitch
To polish lenses;
Boosting vision, clearing sight.
Rather like his own conductor;
Reducing shade, enhancing light.
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Powdered form
Increases traction;
Lowers chance of harmful slip.
Morocco case remains unopened;
Calm support improves his grip.
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A mix applied
To archer's bowstring
Holds so many strands as one.
Strength improves when two together
Live and work in unison.
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Another role
In paint emulsions;
Science helps creative art.
This implies that heart and brain
Are not a million miles apart.
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And finally,
The violin:
A treated bow's in harmony.
Holmes glances at his smiling friend;
Review conducted flawlessly.
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