Tonight's Poet Corner: Sonnet Solstice #110
The Village Idiot by Belinda Roddie The village idiot fell in love with the stone-hearted maiden who lived in the cottage on the farthest end of the town alone, never wanting to take a wife or husband. But the idiot, being, well, idiotic, could not stop her heart from beating manically each time she walked past the maiden's home, wanting to play a wacky tune on her trumpet or dance a foolish jig to elicit at least a giggle from the young dame. But nothing would persuade the maiden to even step out of her cottage to have tea with the poor village idiot, heart pummeled and sore.