Circumstanti (Ellis Parker Butler Poems)
She does not mind a good cigar (The kind, that is, I smoke);She thinks all men quite stupid are, (But ...
Ellis Parker Butler Poems (73 Poems)
Deer (Ellis Parker Butler Poems)
The deer's a mighty useful beastFrom Petersburg to TennysonFor while he lives he lopes aroundAnd when he's dead he's venison.Ellis ...
When Ida Puts Her Armor On (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
The Cowboy had a sterling heart, The Maiden was from Boston, The Rancher saw his wealth depart- The Steers were ...
Why I Went To The Foot (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
Was ever a maiden so worried? I'll admit I am partial to Jim, For Jimmie has promised to wed me ...
Why Washington Retreated (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
1775 Said Congress to George Washington: "To set this country free, You'll have to whip the Britishers And chase them ...
Womanly Qualms (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
When I go rowing on the lake, I long to be a man; I'll give my Sunday frock to have ...
Would You Believe It? (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
One year ago I wished that I A banker great might be With a hundred million dollars And financial majesty; ...
To Marguerite (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
So great my debt to thee, I know my life Is all too short to pay the least I owe, ...
To May (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
I have no heart to write verses to May; I have no heart-yet I'm cheerful today; I have no heart-she ...
To Phyllis And May (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
O! fair, sweet Phyllis and sweet, fair May, Which of you carried my heart away? Who has my heart? I ...
Trespassers (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
When Love and I drew softly nigh And gazed in modest Chloe's eye We saw reflected there in part The ...
Valentine To The Girl In Black (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
In hand I take this pen of mine To write you, sweet, a valentine; I'd take your dainty hand instead, ...
The Wood Nymph (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
A glint of her hair or a flash of her shoulder - That is the most I can boast to ...
To G. M. W. And G. F. W. (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
Whenas-(I love that "whenas" word- It shows I am a poet, too,) Q. Horace Flaccus gaily stirred The welkin with ...
To Jessica, Gone Back To The City (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
Sence fair Jessica hez left us Seems ez ef she hed bereft us, When she went, o' half o' livin'; ...
To Kate. (In Lieu Of A Valentine) (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
Sweet Love and I had oft communed; We were, indeed, great friends, And oft I sought his office, near Where ...
To Lovers (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
Ho, ye lovers, list to me; Warning words have I for thee: Give ye heed, hefore ye wed, To this ...
The Rich Boy’s Christmas (Ellis Parker Butler Poems)
And now behold this sulking boy, His costly presents bring no joy; Harsh tears of anger fill his eye Tho' ...
The Romance Of Patrolman Casey (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
There was a young patrolman who Had large but tender feet; They always hurt him badly when He walked upon ...
The Tearful Tale Of Captain Dan (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
A sinner was old Captain Dan; His wives guv him no rest: He had one wife to East Skiddaw And ...
The Twenty Hoss-Power Shay (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
You have heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay That was built in such a logical way It ran a hundred ...
The Water Nymphs (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
They hide in the brook when I seek to draw nearer, Laughing amain when I feign to depart; Often I ...
The Daughter Of The Year (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
Nature, when she made thee, dear, Begged the treasures of the year. For thy cheeks, all pink and white, Spring ...
The Final Tax (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
Said Statesman A to Statesman Z: "What can we tax that is not paying? We're taxing every blessed thing- Here's ...
The Golf Walk (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
Behold, my child, this touching scene, The golfer on the golfing-green; Pray mark his legs' uncanny swing, The golf-walk is ...
The Hunter (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
A full-fledged gun cannot endure The trifling of an amateur; Poor marksmanship its temper spoils And this is why the ...
The Poor Boy’s Christmas (Ellis Parker Butler Poems)
Observe, my child, this pretty scene, And note the air of pleasure keen With which the widow's orphan boy Toots ...
The Ballad Of A Bachelor (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
Listen, ladies, while I sing The ballad of John Henry King. John Henry was a bachelor, His age was thirty-three ...
The Ballade Of The Automobile (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
When our yacht sails seaward on steady keel And the wind is moist with breath of brine And our laughter ...
The Ballade Of The Mistletoe Bough (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
I am standing under the mistletoe, And I smile, but no answering smile replies For her haughty glance bids me ...