Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page: The Bruce-Partington Plans

[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 the Etheree.

Shadow Poetry gives this definition:

The poetry form Etheree consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables.

The Etheree can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Double Etheree: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

There is also the Double Reverse Etheree: 10, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Some further information from The Poets Garret:

...the Etheree is a ten line form ascending in syllable count for ten unrhymed lines. It's attributed to an American poet, Etheree Taylor Armstrong of Arkansas. An Etheree should focus on one idea or subject.



Here is my example poem:


Top
of his
profession
is Mycroft Holmes.
In fact I should say,
as Mister Holmes stated,
“His position is unique.”
This unambitious man remains
wholly indispensable and the
foundation of the British government.



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, alexandrine, beeswing, blackout poetry, blues stanza, bref double, call and response, chastushka, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, colour poems, concrete poetry, curtal sonnet, diamante, doggerel, double dactyl, ekphrasis, elegiac couplet, englyn, epigram, epulaeryu, Etheree, fable, found poetry, ghazal, haiku, kennings poem, lanturne, limerick, lyric poetry, palindrome poetry, pantoum, poem cycle, quintilla, renga, riddle, rime couée, Schüttelreim, sedoka, septet, sestina, sonnet, tanka, tercet, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triolet, tyburn, villanelle


Please leave all your poems inspired by The Bruce-Partington Plans in the comments on this post. I look forward to seeing them!


Warm regards,

Mrs. Hudson

Comments

A clerihew

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

...married, with five children. ...a silent, morose man…




Morose Sidney Johnson
Had only wanted one son.
But the old dog keeps getting another pup
Because his wife keeps trying to cheer him up.

Re: A clerihew

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

...Well, that's one way to attempt it.

Re: A clerihew

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Somehow I'm not convinced this was the best method.

Re: A clerihew

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

hee, hee, poor Johnson

RE: A clerihew

[debriswoman]

A cheery smile and a nice meal might have been a better ploy...

Limerick

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Big brother needs help once again:
Lost papers, a death from a train.
A trap set for spies
Instead yields a surprise –
Little brother, the cause of this pain.

Re: Limerick

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Excellent summary again!

Re: Limerick

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Really excellent! A fine straight action at the beginning, and such a good twist at the end.

RE: Limerick

[debriswoman]

Neatly succinct:-)

Re: Limerick

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Do you know, I've never realised that before. That BRUC contains two sets of brothers - one set at each end of the case. Thank you for pointing that out.

Re: An Etheree: Fog

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I like the way you've combined the physical with the metaphorical fog, especially in the last line.

Re: An Etheree: Fog

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Love this. Very well done.

Re: An Etheree: Fog

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

*Applauds*!

Re: An Etheree: Fog

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Bingo, bango, bongo. Excellent use of the form du jour, and a highly accurate summary of the tale.

Re: An Etheree: Fog

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful - a great use of the form. And a perfect choice of subject.

Re: An Etheree: Fog

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous! I really enjoyed that.

Re: Written Earlier: Brothers

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

An excellent comparison of the two brothers, both their contrasts and their likenesses and how they in fact complement each other.

Re: Written Earlier: Brothers

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Well done. Sums up Mycroft (and Sherlock) very well.

Re: Written Earlier: Brothers

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

This is just lovely! Thank you.

Absolute and Indignant

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

My form is not designed
For the activities you have in mind
I shall therefore not partake
Nor follow in your wake
My feet shall not leave the floor
So you must open up the door

Re: Absolute and Indignant

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

As good a Mycroft voice as I've ever read, and certainly as enjoyable.

Ode to Violets (attempt etheree, inspired by debriswoman's entry this week--thank you!)

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Light
on the
windowsill,
nourishing the
Violets, made bleak
and wither’d by sorrow
and misfortune. But re-made
strong, formidable and fearsome
by nature, Providence and their own.
Mysteries solved, loves buried, they carry on.

Re: Ode to Violets (attempt etheree, inspired by debriswoman's entry this week--thank you!)

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

A very good thought, well done.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the good and enjoyable Etheree example.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. Glad you liked it.

The poetry of Mrs H

[debriswoman]

Neatly summarised, Mrs H:-)

Re: The poetry of Mrs H

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

And a more upstanding subject than you normally are able to have.