Shalua and Shelke (Ballade)

by Hatori   Jul 2, 2007


Separated for seemingly forever,
Perpetually lost and never found,
She thought that they would never,
See each other together, so profound.
For Shelke, she simply frowned,
But Shalua's heart began to mend,
That day with WRO and Deepground,
Forever the searching seemed to end.

The day that they reunited, was heartbreaking however,
For Shelke drew her weapon with a single sound,
Took aim at Shalua with haste and a heart truly clever,
Only to be stopped by a mystery man, who could astound.
Vincent Valentine, an experiment that was to cast around,
His heart is strong and pure; he would save the sisters, to the end,
In the quest to defeat the SOLDIER's of deepground,
Forever the searching seemed to end.

In the past, they were sisters that seemed to smile forever,
But what could have possibly happened to propound,
Such betrayal, such disgrace, something that should have never,
Never existed in this harsh world where sorrow should be drowned.
This world upon which they live on, forever revolves around,
The actions of the good and evil, before one may transcend.
The sisters refuse to lose or fall to the ground,
Forever the searching seemed to end.

With barely anything left, Shelke Rui of Deepground,
And Shalua Rui of WRO, both have tried to fend,
But their bond will survive, no matter how faint, it will surround,
Forever the searching seemed to end.

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Ballade: Not to be confused with a Ballad! Okay... Here's the definition and rhyming pattern:
Three 8-line stanzas rhyming ababbcbC, followed by a 4-line envoi rhyming bcbC, the same rhymes being used throughout. The capital C's indicate that the same line is repeated at the end of each stanza as a refrain. (The technical name for this phenomenon is rime en kyrielle.)

This poem is based on Final Fantasy 7 Dirge of Cerberus

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  • 17 years ago

    by Yuna

    This poem reflected upon Shalua and Shelke very truly. I understand now, with them being sisters and the relationship they share. You captured it and retold it as exact as the story goes. I loved the words you used such as "transcend", "astound", and "profound". A vocab like yours is a gift. I loved how you sneaked in Vincent Valentine, cause he's awsome!!! Anyways, congrats on third in my contest and continue to write such poems as these. Great job!

  • 17 years ago

    by Michael D Nalley

    I believe you wrote this Ballade with great skill it. It the first of its kind I have ever read
    It must have been a challenge to follow the formatted rhyme scheme but I would bet you were happy with the results, as you should be. I am sure it would inspire anyone to read the
    Final Fantasy 7 Dirge of Cerberus

  • 17 years ago

    by Marc Ortiz

    That was beautiful Ashley! Even though I can't relate to the story.. You have created a picture in my mind, well done. I wish I could play Final fantasy 7 Dirge of Cerberus..

    Anyway flow was smooth, great vocab! keep writing my friend ^_^ - you really like anime don't you *hihi*

  • 17 years ago

    by Gasttlee

    Magnificent! 5/5 I could never be able to write like this!

  • 17 years ago

    by Fsams

    Great poem with the right word choice. The poem is cohesive and the story is flowing well. Its very interesing, the way you have described the whole thing. Keep up the beautiful work. Tc