Lord Peter
\nby cricketjeff on May 3, 2009.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\nHe seemed to drift with whimsy on the wind
\nBut under foppish shows he hid his wit.
\nWhen blame for crime was incorrectly pinned
\nHe found the way to make the pieces fit.<\/p>\n
A Balliol man, a history double first,
\nA soldier and a diplomat besides
\nBut more important was a raging thirst
\nFor finding truth where’er that lady hides.<\/p>\n
Despite shell shock his spine seemed made of steel,
\nHe found his match, a writer, Harriet Vane.
\nSo nearly hanged for death she did not deal;
\nThe hangman’s loss was Peter Wimsey’s gain.<\/p>\n
The second war his nephew’s final show
\nSo he was Duke of Denver “dontcha know!”<\/p>\n
Author notes
\nShakepearean sonnet on Lord Peter Wimsey, from the Dorothy L Sayers series of
\ndetective stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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