Poetic Openings : Ellis Parker Butler to Ellis Parker Butler
Poet : Ellis Parker Butler :
Poem : Partners :
First Line : Love took chambers on our street
Poet : Ellis Parker Butler :
Poem : Reasonable Interest :
First Line : I want to know how Bernard Shaw
Poet : Ellis Parker Butler :
Poem : Ridden Down :
First Line : When I taught Ida how to ride a
Poet : Ellis Parker Butler :
Poem : Says Mister Doojabs :
First Line : Well, eight months ago one clear cold day,
Poet : Ellis Parker Butler :
Poem : Song For Heroes :
First Line : Captain O’Hare was a mariner brave;
Poet : Ellis Parker Butler :
Poem : Speaking Of Operations :
First Line : I know something wonderful—wonderful;
Poet : Ellis Parker Butler :
Poem : The Ballad Of A Bachelor :
First Line : Listen, ladies, while I sing
Poet : Ellis Parker Butler :
Poem : The Ballade Of The Automobile :
First Line : When our yacht sails seaward on steady keel
Poet : Ellis Parker Butler :
Poem : The Ballade Of The Mistletoe Bough :
First Line : I am standing under the mistletoe,
Poet : Ellis Parker Butler :
Poem : The Charge Of The Second Iowa Cavalry :
First Line : Comrades, many a year and day
