Ballad Dramatic Verse Poems

Joe: "It's 9 a.m., here in Gotham and my partner, Mike and I, have been here since 7 a.m., and we also passed a cow...

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THE ERLKING

[NARRATOR]
Who's riding so late through night so wild?
It is the father who holds his child.
He keeps the boy held close with his arm:
He clasps...

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RAINDROPS OF IMMORTALITY

Smiles were stolen from me long time ago
Days gone gray as storms rush to play: my...
They drain. Fervently, I called to the Heavens...

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"The Ballad of The Poet Destroyer"

Destroyer, and creator of words
Flying high on the wings of a bird
Drowning every inch, by foes and friends
Where has she...

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Lain in bed dreaming 
of hallowed whispers
spoken in baritone harmony
Mind manifesting cries 
in instrumental song
that sing soothing melodies 
to my wailing heart
I'm held by a...

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a poor woman's ballad, told in her p.o.v


I ain't got a dime in nobody's bank
...and I ain't got...just to be quite frank
I ain't got a...

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Ballad of the Werewolfs

All the lights went out in the city that night
The hunger came alive without a fight
Crept upon us without a surprise
They get...

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Between two lands of mountain mist 
There lies the lower plain 
Where bone-dry desert sands exist 
In constant need of rain. 
Yet still proud creatures...

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Friend: He says I am a bad mother.
Me: What a mess.
Outcome: She feels broken, she’s falling down.
Hope: But she’s clenching her fists together now.

Friend (quiet...

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