Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page: Silver Blaze

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Welcome once again to my poetry page!

I hope each week you will read Dr. Watson’s delightful narrative and then be inspired to write a poem related to it in some way. All forms of poetry are permitted, and further down the page there is a selection you might like to consider using over the coming weeks.


This week my featured form is doggerel.

Shadow Poetry gives the following definition:

Crudely written poetry which lacks artistry in form or meaning. Trivial, poorly written verse that is sometimes intentionally, or unintentionally humorous.

The name made me think of “the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.” And also Mr. Holmes had set fire to the curtains again, so I was not feeling up to anything complicated.


Here is my example:


Mr. Holmes and the doctor had been to the course
And won a bundle on a horse.
And now they were galloping around the place
Trying to recreate the race.
I bridled as they horsed about.
Why should I be saddled with this class of lout?
While I had to acknowledge boys will be boys,
I begged them at least to spare me the noise.
And so as I left I heard the door slam
Followed by a Watsonian “D___!”
I turned and the portal toppled to the floor.
Mr. Holmes shrugged. “It was never truly a stable door.”



As always, this is simply something to consider for the future. Any form of poetry is welcome this week—and every week! Here are a few suggestions for you:

221B verselet, abecedarian poetry, acrostic poetry, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, concrete poetry, diamante, doggerel, epigram, epulaeryu, fable, haiku, limerick, palindrome poetry, riddle, sedoka, sestina, sonnet, tanka, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triolet, tyburn, villanelle


Please leave all your poems inspired by Silver Blaze in the comments on this post. I look forward to seeing them!


Warm regards,

Mrs. Hudson

Comments

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Aha. The tune itself is very familiar to a certain generation of Americans, even if the show itself wasn't watched by them - it was as catchy and hard to forget as the theme from "Gilligan's Island."

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

*discreetly goes to YouTube to listen to theme tune to "Gilligan's Island"*

That's a heck of a lot of exposition it has to be said ^^ I've never seen "Gilligan's Island" - not sure if it's ever been shown on British TV. It's one of those programmes I knew of because it kept getting mentioned on other US shows ^_^