Ballad
Ballads are poems that tell a story similar to a folk tale or legend. It often includes a repeated refrain. There are many versions of the ballad and various lengths and styles. However, I’ve chosen to do a variation of the Common Measure that consists of three rhymes of iambic tretrameter, a unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, as in delay, in four feet. Each line includes eight sylabells. The suggested rhyme scheme is as followed:
xxxxxxxa
xxxxxxxb
xxxxxxxc
xxxxxxxb
“Treasured Love”
There comes a time when love is shown
And life seems full of graces grand.
When lovers sing of gorgeous songs,
The world hushes and hate is banned.
A time of joy and happiness,
When love is shown with just a glance,
A smile brings endless joy and care,
And eyes sparkle, twinkle, and dance.
Such times should be treasured and held
Dear to our hearts till melt away,
So when we fall to darkness shelled
We can have hope of better day.
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