Mythology & Folklore
Cupid’s Fault
From The Bashful Earthquake (1898)
Mythology & Folklore
Once Cupid, he
Went on a spree
And made a peck of trouble,
“Ah ha!” cried he,
“Two hearts I see!”
Alack, the rogue saw double.
There was but one;
What has he done?
How could he be so stupid?
Into one heart
Two arrows dart—
O Cupid, Cupid, Cupid!
In truth ’t is sweet
When “two hearts beat
As one”—but what to do
When in one heart
Two arrows smart
And one heart beats as two?
Cite this poem
MLA
Herford, Oliver. “Cupid’s Fault.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/67/.
Chicago
Herford, Oliver. “Cupid’s Fault.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/67/.
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