12-06-2011, 04:38 AM
I just caution against writing something off because it seems simple on the surface 
You're right, to write a story-telling ballad is not -- at first glance -- a difficult endeavour. Then again, it's not technically difficult to write a short story, or prose. It's also not technically difficult to cook a steak, but look at how many people bugger that up However, to write a poem that not only endures but is beloved... well, that's something very few of us will ever achieve.
You're right, to write a story-telling ballad is not -- at first glance -- a difficult endeavour. Then again, it's not technically difficult to write a short story, or prose. It's also not technically difficult to cook a steak, but look at how many people bugger that up
However, to write a poem that not only endures but is beloved... well, that's something very few of us will ever achieve.
It could be worse