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Ellis Parker Butler's Poetry, by first line

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  • Djolan
    Soft was the night, the eve how airy,
    When through the big, fat dictionary
    37 lines
  • The Ballad Of A Bachelor
    Listen, ladies, while I sing
    The ballad of John Henry King.
    53 lines
  • The Ballade Of The Automobile
    When our yacht sails seaward on steady keel
    And the wind is moist with breath of brine
    30 lines
  • The Twenty Hoss-Power Shay
    You have heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay
    That was built in such a logical way
    69 lines
  • Why Washington Retreated
    1775
    Said Congress to George Washington:
    74 lines
  • Night In the City
    The sluggish clouds hang low upon the town,
    And from yon lamp in chilled and sodden rays
    13 lines, 1 comment
  • Good - Better - Best
    When young, in tones quite positive
    I said, "The world shall see
    13 lines, 1 comment
  • To Lovers
    Ho, ye lovers, list to me;
    Warning words have I for thee:
    28 lines
  • October
    The forest holds high carnival to-day,
    And every hill-side glows with gold and fire;
    9 lines
  • Trespassers
    When Love and I drew softly nigh
    And gazed in modest Chloe's eye
    17 lines
  • To Jessica, Gone Back To The City
    Sence fair Jessica hez left us
    Seems ez ef she hed bereft us,
    37 lines
  • To Kate. (In Lieu Of A Valentine)
    Sweet Love and I had oft communed;
    We were, indeed, great friends,
    26 lines
  • To Marguerite
    So great my debt to thee, I know my life
    Is all too short to pay the least I owe,
    9 lines
  • To May
    I have no heart to write verses to May;
    I have no heart—yet I’m cheerful today;
    5 lines
  • To Phyllis And May
    O! fair, sweet Phyllis and sweet, fair May,
    Which of you carried my heart away?
    6 lines
  • Valentine To The Girl In Black
    In hand I take this pen of mine
    To write you, sweet, a valentine;
    7 lines
  • Western
    The Cowboy had a sterling heart,
    The Maiden was from Boston,
    21 lines
  • When Ida Puts Her Armor On
    When Ida puts her armor on
    And draws her trusty blade
    33 lines
  • Why I Went To The Foot
    Was ever a maiden so worried?
    I’ll admit I am partial to Jim,
    29 lines
  • Womanly Qualms
    When I go rowing on the lake,
    I long to be a man;
    25 lines
  • Would You Believe It?
    One year ago I wished that I
    A banker great might be
    16 lines
  • The Tearful Tale Of Captain Dan
    A sinner was old Captain Dan;
    His wives guv him no rest:
    101 lines
  • The Water Nymphs
    They hide in the brook when I seek to draw nearer,
    Laughing amain when I feign to depart;
    9 lines
  • The Whale
    The Whale is found in seas and oceans,
    Indulging there in fishlike motions,
    17 lines
  • The Wood Nymph
    A glint of her hair or a flash of her shoulder —
    That is the most I can boast to have seen,
    8 lines
  • The Rich Boy's Christmas
    And now behold this sulking boy,
    His costly presents bring no joy;
    11 lines
  • To G. M. W. And G. F. W.
    Whenas—(I love that "whenas" word—
    It shows I am a poet, too,)
    63 lines
  • The Hunter
    A full-fledged gun cannot endure
    The trifling of an amateur;
    14 lines
  • The Poor Boy’s Christmas
    Observe, my child, this pretty scene,
    And note the air of pleasure keen
    12 lines
  • The Cut Finger
    THE GOSSOON [Weeping]
    It’s bleedin’! It’s bleedin’!
    31 lines
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