Sherlock Holmes: 60 for 60

Escott:
A narrow escape—Agatha, I guess got.
Their talks together may have been mind-numbing
But I doubt that young workman would have known much about female plumbing.

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Snort!!!! Well I'm not buying Agatha a butter-dish just 'cause some pipefitter is poaching HER eggs!

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A pirate immune to all tears,
Destroyer of lives and careers –
Till a heartbroken dame
Avenged her man’s name
And sank him, to everyone’s cheers.

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*giggles*

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Imprudence collector
Imprudence brandisher
Imprudence profiteer

AND

Imprudence investigator
Imprudence assuager
Imprudence foresaker?

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Hahaha! Agatha dodged a bullet in probably more ways than one!

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Yes, I think so ^^

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I really like Till a heartbroken dame/ Avenged her man’s name. And of course, baddies getting sunk at the end is rather traditional in the Holmes stories ^_^

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Maybe not quite a kennings poem but wonderful all the same ^^ I particularly like: Word-dazzled.

Poor Agatha - I find your portrayal of her reaction when she eventually finds out to be sadly convincing.

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What an interesting ending... Yes, maybe if Holmes had treated Agatha as an equal and explained the situation, she would have gladly helped to retrieve the blackmail material.

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So, 3 for Milverton and 3 for Holmes..?

I particularly like: Imprudence collector and Imprudence assuager. They are such great descriptions of the two men. Wonderful sound to them.

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Yes. I was struck by how Holmes reassures Watson that the letters were imprudent, nothing else.

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thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com

Mistaken maid
Sorrowing widow
Executed
Blackmailer

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Arr, tis a satisfyin' ending all around, me hearty.

(Perfect timing for "Talk Like a Pirate Day" yesterday - CAM is the most piratical of the Holmes villains.)

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laurose8.livejournal.com

Very nice - Sullivan would have loved it as a libretto. The sank is such a good touch.

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laurose8.livejournal.com

Thank you for doing this great idea so well.

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laurose8.livejournal.com

That's really good. Especially the last couplet, of course.

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Couldn't resist linking CAM to yesterday's Talk Like a Pirate Day. He IS the most piratey of the Holmes baddies. Arr, the wench be packin' heat!

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I see you managed to pop in ^_^

A neat look at three different fates.

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She should publish that and see if she can make Holmes blush from afar by icily titling it "Escott."

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debriswoman

Ah yes...I am sure that must be on Watson's list...somewhere near the solar system.

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debriswoman

Comeuppance...
ACD has a few villains with no apparent redeeming features
Neatly done:-)

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debriswoman

Thank you very much...you are digging up some interesting verse patterns

And I doubt Agatha was kept in mind when publishing the tale

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debriswoman

Thank you:-)

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debriswoman

She should
Not well-treated, at all.

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debriswoman

Thank you
I think she was under estimated

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debriswoman

Thank you, I think she would have made a good ally:-)

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debriswoman

Neat contrasts
Well put together:-)

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debriswoman

Hello, travelling lady:-)
Nice summing up
Execution sounds more appropriate than murder, somehow...

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A very good point :P

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Thank you! It's quite the workout for my brain. I'm so impressed with what you and the other members of the community are able to produce, even after only two weeks. It really bowls me over so I feel compelled to at least TRY, even though I'm not a poet.

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debriswoman

Delighted that you have joined in:-)
And it is quite a good brain work out...like a code or a puzzle to crack:-)

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debriswoman

Ah yes, ma'am...I believe he did not appraise (apprise?) you of cupboard lurking tendencies on signing of tenancy...your modest poetic restraint is entirely admirable.

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A smiling face with a heart of marble - oh yes, irredeemable. (Though I did like the Granada Watson deducing his childhood and early life through looking at his house.)

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I would personally plump for "apprise", Mrs. P.

And I am thinking of having that broom cupboard sealed up. With Mr. Holmes inside.

Edited Date: 2015-09-22 08:02 pm (UTC)

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