Sherlock Holmes Poems - Poems about Sherlock Holmes

As a boy Charles fished on the Thames riverside He had a songbird, a dog, but life took a slide His father got him a dead-end job in a Scottish town It became a vortex bringing him down. He got married young, soon nine kids to feed His job barely paid; how could he get freed? He illustrated books, still not...

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The charming Lady Adler Irene; Was strangely nowhere to be seen; As revealed by this clear blanked out scene; Where those who knew her said she'd been, Where oft she did appear. That splendid genius Sherlock Holmes; For whom no mystery stayed unsolved; Took up the case within a beat; As it transpired this curious feat, Involved his very...

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distant wolves sniff at the winds, sense what you do not. your death hums in the air! pings run through your heart to raise a berm of hair! Baskerville hounds now shift from lope to lunge. their thirst for blood has come! rapacious tongues make clear your death is in their mouths!...

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“Nice to meet you, Mr. Holmes, I am enormously elated, how it all started, may I ask, though somewhat belated.” “I was working silently solving intricate murder cases, until Conan Doyle picked me up from many sleuth faces, narrated my exploits in words of my friend, Dr. Watson, and since then the limelight upon me was always on”. “You had been...

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“Holmes, what is the secret of your glory, What keeps us thrilled and rapt right to the end?” “The hook of a swell detective story - Quite elementary, my modern friend." “Your methods by deduction, I must tell, Earned you renown for the most brilliant mind.” “Crime is common, logic rare, so I dwell On hidden clues, the suspects leave...

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Its lemon entry Watson...

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Sherlock and Watson looked at the woman with blank expressions What they had were some totally unique impressions Watson was looking at her, thinking what a poor little thing Sherlock was wishing the 221 Baker Street bell still did not ring Her story was not sound in any sort of way to Sherlock who was not fooled. Watson was ready...

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A double sonnet in which the great detective and his faithful sidekick, Dr. Watson, alternately deduce the cause of Sherlock’s latest malady… Part the first Sherlock could not deduce his source of pain at first. “Try as I might, I cannot find the cause – is it contusion, or a sprain? Perchance a mere psychosis of the mind? “Yet by deduction,...

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If Sherlock was sleuthing today, the baddies would groan in dismay, to prison they'd go, remorseful, they'd know that (fictional) crime doesn't pay... for Joseph's Sherlock Holmes limerick contest, written 29th January...

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the great detective sherlock holmes he will never leave you alone if you do the crime you will do the time as through the evidence he combs Limerick 3 Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Joseph May 1/28/19...

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Sherlock Holmes once said to Watson, “This murder was done by a dachshund! It’s quite elementary; He’s short and he’s hairy And walks with two pairs of socks on.”...

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Opening the fridge, All of the chocolate gone- Shivers down my spine....

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Sherlock Holmes and Watson made A duo fighting crime The wise detective and his friend The greatest in their time! It all began with 'Gloria Scott' When old man Trevor died Sherlock then, to help his friend His hobby theories tried Whether Naval Treaties lost Or strange Red-headed League Holmes and trusty Watson solved Conundrums and intrigue Whether 'twas the Second Stain Or swan at Abbey Grange Those dearest...

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Fictional detective Sherlock Holmes Worthy subject for my poem. His sleuthing skills may be tested But the criminals are always arrested....

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WHO was the dastard - Moriarty again? WHAT was the reason for kidnapping Watson, my friend? WHEN did Moriarty strike? WHERE could Watson be? WHY is Moriarty always instigating dastardly deeds? 5-W's contest Seventh Place...

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