Monday, October 21, 2019

All We Need




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All We Need

“Love looks not with the eyes, and therefore
winged Cupid is painted blind.”
--William Shakespeare.

Cupids missiles
are carried
in the cutest 
quiver, they’re
covered in 
red fox fur.

The love darts
are very sharp.
and are dipped
in cherry treacle.

Some arrows create
a quiver of lust;
others create
a perpetual love quiver.
Then we are all in.



Glenn Buttkus

Quadrille

Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub

12 comments:

De Jackson said...

Such a charming piece, Glenn. I love the contrast between the visual of "missiles," and that "cutest quiver."

Frank Hubeny said...

Interesting perspective that Cupid is painted blind. I liked your last line about us all being in.

brudberg said...

Oh you made the little Cupid being so cute and nice... frankly I think his arrows might kill.

tonispencer said...

So nice to read you not being angry at politics. I didn't know about the red fox fur although I did know about love being blind. A thoroughly charming piece. I like it a lot.

Kim M. Russell said...

I like the shift in your quadrille, Glenn, from the modern ‘cutest quiver’ and the darts ‘dipped in cherry treacle’ to the more Shakespearean final stanza.

lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.com said...

darts dipped in cherry treacle.....hmmmm... me thinks if the arrow misses, I might stoop down to pick it up and lick that delicious treacle!

Linda Lee Lyberg said...

Truly charming Glenn!

Jade Li said...

"cherry treacle" vs. "all in" is a clever comparison. How about a little of both?

Misky said...

Completely charming!

Truedessa said...

A quiver of lust is inviting but, I think a perpetual quiver of love is more endearing. I am not used to this side of your writing :)

Grace said...

I love the title and poem, most specially the ending line - magical.

ayala said...

Charming :)