Sine Qua Non (Poetry Challenge)
An essential element or condition.
It is essential that the police act on time
when burglars indulge in criminal stints
leaving behind, on the scene of the crime,
forensic traces like clear fingerprints.
It is also critical – and not only essential –
that their databases are kept up to date
in order to make use of the full potential
so that crime detection can be first-rate.
It is a prerequisite that Scotland Yard
pursue the villains with dynamic vigour,
that the officers involved must try hard
to punish the culprits with utmost rigour.
Gone is the time of Sherlock and Watson
when gut instinct and Holmes’ acumen
plus a woodentop’s traditional truncheon
were the only tools available then.
Now with profilers and fast computers
the forces can gather strong evidence
to provide a case for the prosecutors
so they can get a satisfactory sentence.
As can be observed everything hinges
on the application of perfect precision
and to make sure that nothing impinges
on the outcome of a proper decision.
© Luigi Pagano 2017
Enjoyed the read, Luigi. My missus watches ‘Death in Paradise’ whenever it’s on. Amazing how many murders happen on such a small island. No cutting edge technology to solve these crimes… just a bumbling, eccentric Englishman. Good rhyming poem! Take care.
I quite enjoy ‘Death in Paradise’, Mick, but, although bumbling Humphrey always get the culprits, he never seems to catch the girl.
If you think there are too many deaths in that series you should see how the corpses pile up in Midsomers’ every five minutes.
Cheers.
gut instinct VS forensic science
do you really think that gut instinct is no longer essential?
No Nic, what I am saying is that while in the past we relied on gut instinct only, nowadays technology has advanced so much that we have additional tools at our disposal to solve crimes.
Luigi x
Just a silly question, Luigi. I note you’ve added a picture here. How do you do that? I can’t find a relevant ‘add picture’ button in the ‘submit’ section.
On the submission page, just under the title, there is an ‘add media’ button. Click it and you’ll get to your media library. Upload the picture you want to post and then click on the ‘insert into post’ button (right hand bottom).
I hope that my explanation is clear enough.
Cheers, Luigi.
Great. That sounds easy enough. Thank you, my captain!
Love the subtle internal rhymes in this piece Luigi and yes how important and sexy has forensic science become ??
Glad you liked this, Keith. I find it difficult to keep up with the speed at which technology is developing.
Best, Luigi.