A Ballade of Old Loves
"A Ballade of Old Loves" by Carolyn Wells conjures three fleeting visions of women from Christmases past — a laughing maid on a staircase, a costumed reveller at a masquerade, a radiant dancer in a ballroom — each glowing briefly before dissolving back into darkness. The poem's refrain insists these are only ghosts, yet their beauty haunts the speaker. In the closing envoi, Rosamond — his present love — must be reassured that these shimmering memories hold no power over a living heart.
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