An email writes about his purpose... A Ballad |
Refrain Quickly through streams of light I flew, bearing this tragic tale. He sent me with fear and I know, my purpose not to fail. I was born at the composer with just a button click. Chosen to send the saddest news that made everyone sick. I gaped in terror as I felt the engraved words on me. I thought of the outcome and shock, but waited now to see. My creator checked his hands work and sent with me the rest. I stepped into streams of light that took me to the nest. (Refrain) The nest was full of mails like me, and there she was by fate. Wearing a silver bar-code dress, her smile sped my heart rate. I quickly moved right next to her; she was surprised to see me. We spoke fast in zeros and ones stepping into nest's sea. It was then time to separate and sad goodbyes we said. We split up to our destined paths, soon we both will be dead. (Refrain) I reached my receiver's inbox and then began to pray. She was getting ready for the Writing dot com birthday. Stunning in purple party dress, she took her iPhone. Opening the unread mail her eyes turned me into stone. Rage filled eyes bore into my skin, reading the truth again. She could not believe what she read and her head throbbed in pain. (Refrain) I was sent from her scared husband who regrets his mistake. Only he never understood, what really was at stake. I have been deleted and will join my silver code miss. While the husband waits for his fate which goes something like this - He had burnt black the birthday cake and now his raging wife, walked to him, in her mind a goal and in her hand the knife. A ballad ~ Four lines per stanza in abcb, defe, ghih, etc. form (i.e. the second and fourth line of every stanza rhymes). Eight syllables in every first and third (non-rhyming) lines of each stanza. Six syllables in every second and fourth (rhyming) lines of each stanza. Twelve stanzas plus a refrain, for thirteen total stanzas. Prompts 1. "Dark Society's Birthday Ballad Contest" ~ write a ballad of a tragedy that befell a previous writing.com birthday celebration 2. "The Midnight Traveler's Contest" - you are email lost in cyberspace. |