Best Gumshoe Poems

The client was desperate.   
The coppers gave up on the chase.  
They might have caught him, but, 
The killer didn’t leave a trace.

Flipping coins in the shadows.  
Slouch hat, overcoat and a gun.
Photographing through windows   
Some clown’s extra-marital fun.

Who...

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This poem will make the most sense if
you’ve watched the old time television series
“Get Smart.”

GUMSHOE IS GLUED

Silence -
timeless...

The cone
is prone

to make
mistakes.

Boss shares.
Max stares.

“Eh? What?”
“What? What?”

Chief groans.
Lifts cone.

Chaos -
cash loss.

Its cure -
murder.

Control -
its mole.

Oaf spy.
Boob tries.

His shoe
is glued.

Can’t call
in brawl.

His wife
saves life.

Nine-nine
is fine.

They win
Have twins.

Chaos
is boss.

5/7/2021...

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