Jack Horne Poet Free verse

Love-In-Idleness

Smiling, it squirts its juices, 
delighting in matchmaking,
just like Cupid, whose misaimed arrow, 
it recalls, once struck it.

Lucentio and Bianca:
a happy match;
they owe much to it, it knows.
Lysander and Hermia;
Demetrius and Helena…
well, they eventually thanked it too.

But Queen Titania and Bottom…
Love-in-Idleness giggles
 …A flower has to have its fun.

Its scans the sleeping eyes
wondering who is next
for its powerful love potion.

I’ve personified the flower, Love-in-Idleness (it mostly appears in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but is also briefly mentioned in The Taming of the Shrew) 

for Deb’s contest

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Andrea Dietrich May 9, 2012 at 3:48 PM NOw that I've had time to check out new contests, I see what you were doing with this one, jack. The fairy tale contest, right? I hope you do well. Thanks for all your comments since I've been momentarily absent from Soup.

Anne-Lise Andresen May 8, 2012 at 6:23 AM Jack, this is just lovely written - love it. - oxox Anne-Lise

Poet Destroyer A May 7, 2012 at 6:04 PM Hi, Jack.. thank you very much for your kind response. (soup mail) Can you imagine love on a secret standby till everything is set right,, it's like cupid was meant to send the wrong message.. , .. All the mischief love can cause. Demetrius and Helena, are my favorite. From that movie.. good luck in the contest...pd

Andrea Dietrich May 7, 2012 at 12:30 PM gosh, I had no idea what "it" was because I had not heard that name Love - in- idleness before. But when you explained it, it makes a lot of sense, and it's a CUTE poem. WEll, I am just taking a quick break at school and thanks for all your lovely comments!!

Shirley Long May 7, 2012 at 10:23 AM This is a good poem, and I enjoyed reading it this morning. Cupid does have it way of touching each of our hearts in its own way. (smile)