Subject: 24th Dec Prompt from KnightFury: "Come at once if convenient
A drabble
Inconvenience
The scrap of paper fluttered down;
Trapped between two books,
And now released.
He replaced the volume,
Scrutinised the note...
A telegram.
Attempts at cataloguing ceased.
~0~
"Come at once if convenient
If inconvenient, come all the same"
That faded ink
Once heralded adventure,
Excitement;
A privileged role
In the greatest game.
~0~
He smoothed the yellowing sheet,
Folded it carefully,
And looked for a new
Resting place.
He smiled and
From his pocket,
He pulled an old
Engraved,
Silver cigarette case.
~0~
Holmes would have approved;
An appropriate memory store.
And yes,
He would give anything,
To be inconveniently summoned,
Once more.
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