The Rich Boy's Christmas
And now behold this sulking boy,
His costly presents bring no joy;
Harsh tears of anger fill his eye
Tho' he has all that wealth can buy.
What profits it that he employs
His many gifts to make a noise?
His playroom is so placed that he
Can cause his folks no agony.
Moral:
Mere worldly wealth does not possess
The power of giving happiness.
~~
Ellis Parker Butler (1869-1937)
from Leslie's Monthly, December 1902
[Poem is in the public domain in Canada, the United States, and the European Union]
Ellis Parker Butler biography
Illustration by B. Cory Kilvert, Leslie's Monthly.
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