Poem: When Experimenting With Gunpowder

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Title: When Experimenting With Gunpowder
Form/Wordcount: Acrostic poem
Characters/Pairings: Mr Sherlock Holmes
Rating: G
Warnings/Content: What it says on the tin



Firstly ensure you are alone in the house
If possible allow several hours
Remove all nearby flammable materials
Extinguish all flames promptly
Watson need never know
Open all the windows
Reverse singed antimacassars
Keep out of the way of Mrs Hudson
Save up for the inevitable rent increase

Comments

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Ha! Perfect! I'm especially tickled that the antimassacars (what's left of them) got a mention.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It's been a while since the antimacassars have been partially destroyed.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this fun acrostic.

I suspect that, though he might say nothing, Watson is observant and deductive enough to solve the mystery of the sudden refurbishment. After all, it's probably not the first time.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you - I'm delighted you liked it.

I'm sure Watson will notice something. After all, the smell of burning does tend to linger.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

So that's the mnemonic he uses for those moments.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I've now got the image in my head of Holmes singing the poem under his breath as he prepares the experiment ^_____^

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

It's a well used one!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Very well done, madam. Very well done ^__^ Like your other commenters, I did particualrly enjoy Watson need never know and Reverse singed antimacassars ^___^

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Both of which items are more in hope than expectation.