18th Dec Prompt 2018 from Wordwielder: Joy
Joy
I'm the greatest consulting detective,
There is joy in a challenging case.
From total confusion,
To dramatic conclusion,
As I put all the pieces in place.
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I'm a stubborn, ex-army physician;
There is joy in an invalid healed.
I employ head and heart,
Tease the symptoms apart;
Till the cause and the cure are revealed.
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I'm a proud and a stalwart landlady;
There is joy in a house that's well run.
And if tenants aren't quite
Well behaved and upright;
Well, in truth, it just adds to the fun.
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I'm the wife of a hardworking doctor;
There is joy in the home which we share.
In the daily routine,
In adventures between;
And the finest of jewels can't compare.
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I'm a humble and careworn inspector;
There is joy in pursuing a crime.
From initial bad deed,
To each promising lead;
Though I rarely head homewards on time.
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I'm a criminal mathematician;
There is joy in outwitting my foe.
From my mastermind lair,
I reach out and ensnare;
Like a spider's web spun, to and fro.
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I'm the oldest and tallest Irregular;
There is joy in a gift from close friends.
This thing that they made,
Puts the rest in the shade;
The delight that it brings never ends.
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I'm the hub at the government's centre;
There is joy in the world I create.
From the wheels within wheels
Which persistence reveals;
To the impact on fortune and fate.
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I'm a young and ambitious policeman;
There is joy in observing him act
On the puzzles I bring.
He explores everything,
And toils on till the problem is cracked.
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I'm a small (but now growing) young urchin;
There is joy in not being alone.
In kind people I've met,
And will never forget;
And in knowing I'm not on my own.
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