All Comments on 'The Ballad of Bob Darrell'

And this is a bittersweet tale told beautifully. The subject really seems to fit the form.

I do not like rhyme, but this really works! Well done!

This poem was mentioned in the Jan 22nd New Poetry Review. Great job. Thanks for sharing it with us.

This is a wonderful story, plucking at one's heartstrings at the end. The meter and rhyming scheme is excellent ... wow! Very well done.

I wish we'd see more ballads in modern poetry. If we did, I don't think poetry would be seen as elitist as it is viewed by some. There is a place for song and story in modern poetry, and this is a great example.

I also liked how economical you were with words; some ballads go on too long. Great work!

I suspect you had fun writing this, as much as I did reading it

Spot on! Not an easy form to pull off well, you held my attention to the last line.

Tess