Comforting Christie

[Todd]

"I am really very, very sorry that they have abolished capital punishment." - Miss Marple

Everyone was caught or died. A shot would be heard
as Poirot wrapped up, implying appropriate harm.
Or else the foppish coward who strangled his sponsor
would burst into tears and be dragged off to hang.
Ah, Justice! Old and chintzy, warm as tea.
England as it should have been: green and gay,
where evil rots like lost apples, fallen in the weeds.

Some nice choices here .Jack. I liked your use of appropriate harm, and your final image is stunning. The tone is what makes it work for me. It has the moral black and white rightness of the older mystery novel. Strangling is met with hanging. The old tea line is great. Chintzy is such a great descriptor. We have become too sophisticated for the crassness of punishment.

No nits from me.

Best,

Todd