"The Thin Line," Part N
"i think it's a sentiment often expressed in ballads, sir."
I wither besides the lush flower bed
A poetic form that i wanted to share with those people here :3, it's of the european poetic form: ballade.
The Ballad of Terry Chaplet
It wanders the ways, on the wires it stays, the ballad of poor terry chaplet." "the praries'll tell you they see him no more. the sheriffs'll claim that they slew him.
Feyrahl, SF Ch 3.3
"i know some of the more common ones... mostly tavern songs, children's songs, and the ballads more popular among the commoners. courtly music has never been a strength of mine." khosk groaned, rolling his eyes. "come, millman.
Helfer's Busy Day, Chapter 2
It had become common knowledge that right after breakfast, the music room was to be avoided if one had any compunctions about hearing lovely ballads hopelessly mangled. at the head of the stair, he stopped and shrank back.
Happiness is a warm pouch
An 80’s power ballad about love was crooning along when jessie finally spoke. “how’s your mom doing?” “she’s alright. she asks about you a lot.” vince said. “oh?” jessie’s eyebrows arched. “it’s kind of weird, she asks what you’re like.
Hunter, Hunter
Seemed to fit the meter, and i picture this as being some sort of traditional poem or song or ballad that might be heard among the common folk down in the city.
Sample Second Person Transformation Shorts
Your heart slows down for a single moment, then begins to pump desperately as your organs shift and reshape like a fleshy ballad.
The Werewolf Volunteers
A little ballad inspired by civil war songs and poems. pro-union werewolves?? pro-union werewolves!! the werewolf volunteers by corran orreaux oh come ye boys, gather 'round, and listen well to me!
The Elder Scrolls: Foxfall, Fruitfall - Vol. 3 of 4
An idea struck him, though, as he pieced together a volume on the war-ballads of the guar emperors: he did have something else of value, after all.
Ballad of a Broken Heart
This is a spoken word I wrote a few days ago when I saw a picture from an artist and was inspired to write this. It was an image of a girl wearing a wedding gown and was crying. I figured I'd write something to sum up the pain she was in. I waited...
Sons of winter chapter 5: Sharphorn
Nyrisa ignored them this time around, enraptured with the ballad. once a forward outpost for the icehowlers, lothering had grown into a small village over the past decade, courtesy of its position in a dry, lifeless gorge.