October

Ellis Parker Butler

The forest holds high carnival today,
  And every hill-side glows with gold and fire;
Ivy and sumac dress in colors gay,
  And oak and maple mask in bright attire.

The hoarded wealth of sober autumn days
  In lavish mood for motley garb is spent,
And nature for the while at folly plays,
  Knowing the morrow brings a snowy Lent.

Next 10 Poems

• Ellis Parker Butler : Outbid
• Ellis Parker Butler : Partners
• Ellis Parker Butler : Reasonable Interest
• Ellis Parker Butler : Ridden Down
• Ellis Parker Butler : Says Mister Doojabs
• Ellis Parker Butler : Song For Heroes
• Ellis Parker Butler : Speaking Of Operations
• Ellis Parker Butler : The Ballad Of A Bachelor
• Ellis Parker Butler : The Ballade Of The Automobile
• Ellis Parker Butler : The Ballade Of The Mistletoe Bough

Previous 10 Poems

• Ellis Parker Butler : No Beer, No Work
• Ellis Parker Butler : Night In The City
• Ellis Parker Butler : Mouths Of Hippopotami And Some Recent Novels
• Ellis Parker Butler : Millennium
• Ellis Parker Butler : Merry Christmas And Happy New Year!
• Ellis Parker Butler : Maude's Valentine
• Ellis Parker Butler : Mary Had A Little Frog
• Ellis Parker Butler : Little Ballads Of Timely Warning; Iii: On Laziness And Its Resultant Ills
• Ellis Parker Butler : Little Ballads Of Timely Warning; Ii: On Malicious Cruelty To Harmless Creatures
• Ellis Parker Butler : Little Ballads Of Timely Warning; I: On Dishonesty Arising From Ignorance