Ellis Parker Butler (December 5, 1869 – September 13, 1937 / Muscatine / Iowa / United States)
Poems by Ellis Parker Butler : 13 / 74
At Variance
When with me the play she goes,
I much admire the buds and bows
And all that on Kate’s headgear grows.
But when some other night I see
That hat between the stage and me,
My taste and Kate’s do not agree.
Ellis Parker Butler
Submitted: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Poems by Ellis Parker Butler : 13 / 74
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