Poem...A Reason to Smile...October prompt response

[debriswoman]

Author: debriswoman
Rating: General
Word count: 202
Character: Moriarty
Note: even criminal masterminds can find something to smile about


A Reason to Smile

From the depths of his criminal mastermind lair,
Moriarty perceived something strange in the air;
So he sprang from his criminal mastermind bed,
A spider’s web hanging quite low overhead,
And strode past a stunningly evil display
Of criminal trophies, to greet the new day.
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He opened a triple-locked window to see
What the cause of his sudden excitement might be.
He wasn’t the type to emerge in the morning;
He hated the thought of a bright sunrise dawning,
He hated the summer, he hated the spring,
The birth of new life, and the way bluebirds sing.
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Thick fog reduced vision, the air, damp and chill,
The street noise was muffled, the bird life was still.
The alleys were shrouded by mist, in between
A man of ill purpose could wander unseen,
And clothing was layered up for warmth, any face
Could be safely obscured, if required, just in case...
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As he sipped an incredibly bitter black tea,
And gazed at his almanac, sinisterly,
And flipped through the pages; October at last!
The seasons most hated were long in the past.
It was time for the grim and unclean and reviled;
He put on the darkest of cloaks, and he smiled...
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Comments

[debriswoman]

Thank you very much...I do not know how you check an almanac in a sinister fashion, but if anyone can, he can:-)