Ballads by teens on a variety of topics | Teen Ink

Ballad


Top voted Ballads

Poetry
#2071voted by our readers
By Starz_elite3 BRONZE
Severna Park, Maryland

Once upon a time, a leaf fell from above Down to the ground, soaring like a dove It twisted and twirled, in the cool autumn breeze On a journey so great, through the tall trees...
Starz_elite3 BRONZE, Severna Park, Maryland
2 articles 5 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Keep your face towards the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you”


#2072 Poetry
By PersonOfInterest ELITE
Shrewsbury, Other
PersonOfInterest ELITE, Shrewsbury, Other
176 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
What doesn't kill you simply makes you stranger.

brookelovedance2 BRONZE, Mobile, Alabama
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Do what you like and live what you do."

#2074 Poetry
Failiwillnotfall PLATINUM, San Marcos, California
28 articles 4 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I understand that love and tragedy go hand in hand, for there can&rsquo;t be one without the other, but nonetheless I find myself wondering wether the tradeoff is fair.&quot;<br /> -Nicholas Sparks

#2075 Poetry
By mayasmith BRONZE
Shoreline, Washington
mayasmith BRONZE, Shoreline, Washington
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#2076 Poetry
By yellow-pages SILVER
Still Not Available, Other
yellow-pages SILVER, Still Not Available, Other
9 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are all a little weird and life&#039;s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.&quot; -Dr. Suess

#2077 Poetry
By Babybearcub PLATINUM
West Linn, Oregon
Babybearcub PLATINUM, West Linn, Oregon
24 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There&#039;s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line&quot; -Oscar Levant<br /> <br /> &quot;You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.&quot; -Winston Churchill

#2078 Poetry
By teenytinyella SILVER
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
teenytinyella SILVER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A wise girl leaves, before she is left.&quot;

#2079 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...

#2080 Poetry
By Swimingfish PLATINUM
Wildwood, Missouri
Swimingfish PLATINUM, Wildwood, Missouri
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.