The basic form for ballads is iambic heptameter (seven sets of unstressed, stressed sylables per line), in sets of four, with the second and fourth lines rhyming. This is the standard, but we do not require you to follow it rigidly in the poetry you submit to us, especially since very few people use or even know the standard! Feel free to experiment, but remember, it should have a smooth, song-like sound when you speak it aloud.

Here is an example:

Ballad Poems & Love, Romantic, Weddings, Romance, I love you Poetry

Love sways

When grey clouds fill the sky

And the tides are so high

Oh! Damsel don’t cry

Don’t bid me bye! Bye!

When the sea is so calm

And the sunshine so warm

Let’s join in the mood

Come on make me feel good

Remember I vowed to be with you always

Like the trees in their sways

You are my wind to follow

Caress me in your gentle blow