Ballads by teens on a variety of topics | Teen Ink

Ballad


Top voted Ballads

Poetry
#2041voted by our readers
By Corbyn Mellinger BRONZE
Center Point, Iowa

I find m’lady sleeping deep With touch she will not stir, She breathes a peaceful melody With a fair face as her. I try, and try, and try again My lady to awake, But when s...
Corbyn Mellinger BRONZE, Center Point, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#2042 Poetry
By GraceCatherine8 GOLD
Warner Robins, Georgia
GraceCatherine8 GOLD, Warner Robins, Georgia
16 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The poet&#039;s job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name, to tell the truth in such a beautiful way, that people cannot live without it.&rdquo; <br /> ― JaneKenyon

#2043 Poetry
By Chris2A GOLD
Franklin, Tennessee
Chris2A GOLD, Franklin, Tennessee
12 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am STRONG because I am weak...<br /> I am kind because I am mean...<br /> I am a lover because I&#039;m a fighter...<br /> I am fearless because I&#039;ve been afraid...<br /> I am WISE because I have been foolish...<br /> ...I live because I&#039;ve died...<br /> ...And LAUGH because I&#039;ve cried...

#2044 Poetry
custosimago DIAMOND, Kensington, Maryland
72 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
Hell is going through Life without knowing Love

#2045 Poetry
karlenruybal GOLD, Houston, Texas
10 articles 4 photos 2 comments
#2046 Poetry
By JenxGoesRawr GOLD
Roswell, Georgia
JenxGoesRawr GOLD, Roswell, Georgia
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;This is how we&#039;ll dance when,<br /> When they try to take us down<br /> This is how we&#039;ll sing it.<br /> This is how we&#039;ll stand when,<br /> When they burn our houses down.<br /> This is what will be.<br /> Oh, glory.&quot;<br /> - Let the Flames Begin by Paramore

#2047 Poetry
By hardyboy9 GOLD
Hoover, Alabama
hardyboy9 GOLD, Hoover, Alabama
12 articles 3 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;m a lover, not a fighter, but I&#039;ll fight for what I love.

#2048 Poetry
By SpringMoon98 GOLD
Ava, New York
SpringMoon98 GOLD, Ava, New York
11 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everyone wants to change the world, but do they ever stop to think about changing themselves?&quot; <br /> Leo Tolstoy

#2049 Poetry
Breannamartxp SILVER, Erial, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life isn&#039;t about the breaths we take, but the moments that take our breaths away.&quot;

#2050 Poetry
By Anonymous