Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“The Robin”
by Ellen Robena Field
A short story about a robin who flies north in the springtime, builds a nest for his mate, and migrates south for the winter.
A short story about a robin who flies north in the springtime, builds a nest for his mate, and migrates south for the winter.
One dignity delays for all
The natural beauty of the Tamiami Trail is described.
A poem about the ringing of the bells in a Flemish belfry
A poem about violence and war.
A nonsense nursery rhyme that closely resembles a jump rope rhyme.
The author imagines the life and hardships experienced by the deceased.
"Thou wouldst be loved?—then let thy heart"
The grass so little has to do, —
Nature and the movement of clouds at dusk ignite the author's imagination.
Sunset transforms the tropical landscape.
The moon cast an eery glow over the landscape of St. Augustine.
Tired with all these for restful death I cry
"By the pool that I see in my dreams, dear love,"
The adventures of the angel fish are imagined.
When my love swears that she is made of truth
Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy
After stopping in the Capa Blanca Islands to procure provisions, Doctor Dolittle and his crew find an unusual place to rest.
A princess dreams of her husband-to-be and his death.
The Toyman makes the three children whistles from a weeping willow and they serve as a bird call for Orioles.
Your riches taught me poverty.
The narrator describes his early life at home with his mother.