Free Verse

Free verse, despite its freedom, often still has some elements of form. Most free verse does observe a convention of lines and structure. Free verse poems have no regular meter and rhythm.

Examples

B L I S S
(For Sue's 50th)

Far away, from a winter's storm, she finds refuge
On a tiny piece of earth, in the center of the sea,
Where time passes slowly,
And is never kept.

Fragrant flowers, grow like giants,
Fed from the rich, dark red soil
Amid air so humid, they never thirst.

Soft sandy beaches surround the island,
Lovely, like a lei, of yellow flowers.

The thick moist air softens her skin.
Years melt away, under the warm
Tropical sun.
She is forever,
Young.

The pull of the blue-green, ocean is hypnotic
. She slips into the warm, salty silty sea,
And the waves cradle her, like an infant,
In a mother's gentle arms.
- written by sierra scribbler

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Daffodil

Daffodil
Standing gracefully
On your moist bed
Sun reflecting
On your golden head
A joy of loveliness spreads
Your long stems see
How they jauntily sway
From the breeze of today
And yellow trumpet heads
Looking bright and grand
Stems cut and in water stand
A vision of loveliness
- written by Cookson2

Recollections

The memories swim up unbidden;
who knows what triggers them?

Today I recalled the day we
left the ambulatory center
walking arm in arm,
the day before the surgery
that would eventually kill her.

Smiling, she looked up at me,
and said, "I'm doing this for you,
because you want me to live longer."

And so I learned how, even when
you've loved and sweated and prayed
and done absolutely all you can,
the worst can still happen,

and this is the reason we are
prevented from knowing beforehand
the details of our futures.
- written by noland