I must say, you've written Holmes perfectly in that starting, italicized section.
It was exactly as analytical as the man himself, and filled with the hidden hint of emotions that ACD teased his readers with, all while without being too specific.

Again, as with "Scandal," a brilliantly and concisely written case fic.
You give us Watson's more involved view, unlike the slightly detached, clinical tones of ACD. While i love that Watson, I love reading the human perspective of him too, so this is fabulous for that.

I love the way you've included the last two lines to show the humanity in the oft perceived hard, cold and unfeeling man that Holmes is supposed to be, because these lines:
[Holmes smiles, "There's nothing I'm prepared to say;
I'd rather take a tiger cub than spoil a woman's dreams."]
certainly refute that notion.

Well done! :)

This was lovely.

Even without the clarification of the case in question at the start of the poem, the stanzas itself conveyed all they needed to.
In fact, I think it would work better without the clarification - it stops the reader from going into the poem expecting a "case poem," so to speak, and allows them to experience Watson's emotions as their own.

I could quote lines that I loved the fic, but it would end up being the whole poem in its entirety.
You've written the emotions that Watson feels, along with his insight into Holmes' emotions, perfectly.
This was gorgeous, and perfect, and...I really don't know what other adjectives to use.

Brilliantly done! :)

I admit that I don't exactly remember this tale, but I really liked the poem all the same.

I love the dedication that you've put into the rhyme scheme, and the song-like quality that emerges from the type of poetry that you've chosen.
It complements the image of the dancing men beautifully, and I think it's wonderful that you've taken the time to match type of poetry with the matter in the poem.

Well done! :)

Oh, I love the way you summarise the case in this poem.

It shows the entire incident, but it also implies little emotional insights that aren't there in the ACD canon, like the emotion and respect Sherlock feels for his friend when he tells the future King that the two of them or neither of them will hear of his case, and the respect that Watson evidently holds Adler in.

I also liked the way that you seemed to imply that keeping the photo meant that Holmes held her in the same regard, placing her on level with Watson, his closest confidante.

Well done! :)

I really loved this!

I really liked the way you showed Watson's worry that he's not necessary, not really /needed/ anymore, and that Holmes was only calling him due to sentiment.
Silly Watson.
Holmes would never allow sentiment to affect how he works.

And this line:
[I'll come at once! It's always convenient.]
was adorable, with all of Watson's eagerness to please, and just to spend time with his best friend, to return to the world that he though was lost to him forverer.

Well done! :)

This was beautiful :)

i love the way you show how Watson misses Sherlock, and the way the sound of the midnight violin remind him of his lost friend.

I particularly like these lines:
[I'm used to waking up from nightmare scenes in fear.
I see those comrades; silenced by the war, long dead,]
Because of the way you seem to equate the loss of Sherlock with the deaths of soldiers during the war, and how Sherlock was possibly fighting a type of a war of his own.

Well done! :)

Hahaha...I loved the ending to this one. What a valuable moral! I shall remember that. Yes, i did need to look at the tale this one referred to, not because you wrote it confusingly, but because I wanted to make sure I was understanding it correctly. Indeed I was. I really enjoyed this one. Once again, you awe me with your mad rhyming skills. Well done. :)

One little thing:

where ever-I do believe wherever should be one word.

Okay, I had to look this one up too. But again, I'm glad I did. This was quite an intriguing tale. I really loved how this does follow the tale, though I didn't realize what the speckled band meant until I read the original. I love that Holmes figured it out and killed the snake that killed her sister. And I love that the doctor got what he probably deserved and that the girl could move on with her life. I enjoyed this one. Well done. :)

LOL...well, I know the first one referred to the last chapter. The second was the one where the governess had to cut her hair, but I can't remember the name of the case. I'm stumped on the third. I don't think that's one I'm familiar with...and if it was in a previous chapter, I can't remember. The fourth and the fifth are the same. But I got two out of five. Do I win a prize? :P

I really enjoyed these. I am in awe of your rhyming skills, and these were cute little limericks. Well done. :)

My apologies. I didn't meant to skip to eighteen. I thought I had read further than I had. So now I'm going backwards a bit. Anyway, I did have to go check this one, but I'm glad I did. I love finding out the little details that you can't put in your poems. Anyway, I love that John is the one who brings him the case, and I loved all the little details that didn't match up. I also read that this one of the few cases Sherlock did not actually bring the villains to justice. But I did love how you summed up the last lines. Well done. :)

A couple missing commas:

"The lamp you dropped" Holmes said,-"The lamp you dropped," Holmes said,

" My friend please understand;-"My friend, please understand;

Awww, this was really sweet. I love that this one is based more on the friendship of Sherlock and John...and that Sherlock knew that John was dealing with a difficult anniversary. And I also love that Sherlock serenades him to sleep with the violin. It was lovely that John knew that was from the heart and that it helps with the pain. The last stanza was so lovely. I really enjoyed this. Well done. :)

Ah, I loved how Watson changes his mind by the end because he realises his friend needs him and wants him to be by his side. I like how this poem starts off with quite a comical feel, like he's being summoned, and the inclusion of the quotes was good. Then by the end, it's turned out to be quite serious and touching, that Sherlock needs and wants Watson by his side. Great work!

This was beautiful. I really liked how he didn't want to hear the violin at first, because he simply wanted to sleep. But by the end of poem all he wants to hear is the violin because that'd mean Sherlock is there, alive and I love how he'd give all he had to hear his friend's footsteps again, and his midnight playing of a violin. And how you've used the Villanelle to your advantage with the [As sleep deserts me, I'd give all I have to hear] and [The sound of midnight violin played loud and clear.] lines.

Huh. I just realised. This is the very first mention of Lestrade I've noticed in the entire poetry set so far. I like how you brought out a moment of pride for Sherlock; it brings an uplifting change of pace and refreshes us from the previous ones. (And he acknowledges Watson and Lestrade as friends, oh that makes me immensely happy haha!) Well, thank you so much for all these lovely poems! I've certainly learned just how forms of them there are today and yesterday. :D May your days be brighter! And thanks again for the reads! Cheers!

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SHERLOCK! (He is by far my favourite POV you've had out of them all because of how distinctive you make his voice from the others; but of course, he is a distinctive man in itself, so it's a nice homage to his character.) Reading this though, the way he describes John, the first thought to come to me was, "Wait, I thought he wasn't into prose." XD Foreshadows big events though, the way he brings up the Eastern winds… (especially with the tale this poems based off of, oh my…)

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