The Avengers

Their great adventures would begin, Mrs Peel, we're needed. Then Mr Steed and she would win Once they interceded. Sometimes her beauty set the tone, The glamour of it all, Sometimes she saved him on her own As if a miracle. And there were times when Mrs Peel Was sexy, not demure, When she, her figure, would reveal, Thus adding some allure. Yet I recall her winsome smiles, Her courage and her skills, Her fashion sense and sporty styles, Her fight scenes, fears and thrills. Would she be better than the rest? Or kidnapped now and then? Have insights so that she impressed? Outwit the evil men? Young Emma fought with all her might To do what she must do, Yet if some ladies she must fight, Would she defeat them, too? Beyond her great agility, Beyond her sense of style, Beyond such beauty I could see, I loved to see her smile! Denis Martindale. July 2021.