List: Free Verse

Free Verse is an irregular form of poetry in which the content free of traditional rules of versification,(freedom from fixed meter or rhyme).

In moving from line to line, the poet's main consideration is where to insert line breaks. Some ways of doing this include breaking the line where there is a natural pause or at a point of suspense for the reader.

• Blessing Foesaken

  O how we are blessed and
  fruit and vegetables abound

  15 lines, 9 comments, on Dec 25 9:39 AM 2006. In Nature, Society, Depressed
• My Father’s Death Bed

  Death had crept into the room that night
  stealthily slithering to claim his prize.

  21 lines, 12 comments, on Dec 31 12:25 AM 2006. In Dark
• The Crown of Iniquity

  O to be a jewel in the crown of iniquity.
  In apathetic vigil I standby idly otiose.

  12 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 2 6:56 PM 2007. In Dark, Society
• Goodby Forever

  Goodbye Forever
  Penning my farwell in ink

  24 lines, 6 comments, on Jan 8 12:49 PM 2007. In Dark, Life, free verse
• New Awareness

  New Awareness
  Suddenly I am here; where am I?

  30 lines, 9 comments, on Jan 10 10:38 AM 2007. In Life, Love
• Dementia

  Dementia
  I dress you in the morning and feed you all your meals

  15 lines, 9 comments, on Jan 12 7:29 AM 2007. In Life, Sad
• Together

  23 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 12 9:54 AM 2007. In Erotica, Adult
• Morning After

  17 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 18 9:05 AM 2007. In Dark, Erotica, Life
• Waiting for You

  Waiting for You
  Hopefully, I stand on the platform waiting,

  31 lines, 5 comments, on Jan 19 11:18 PM 2007. In Love, Dark
• Carnality Past

  Carnality Past
  Strolling down the dingy back alley

  23 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 21 5:00 PM 2007. In Dark
• Hope for Love

  Hope for Love
  Intangible will never be genuine

  19 lines, 8 comments, on Jan 21 2:03 PM 2007. In Love, Lost in thought
• Conversation With A Weevil

  Cogitative intelect
  ancient teachings revealed

  40 lines, 26 comments, on Apr 8 7:18 AM 2007. In Thoughts
• Romani Lady

  Personal darkness

  31 lines, 17 comments, on Apr 25 4:22 PM 2007. In Dark
• Final Goodbye

  Goodbye to Angie
  
  Option 4, loss of a close friend

  31 lines, 12 comments, on Apr 30 2:51 PM 2007. In Sad, Personal
• Admission of Guilt

  Free Verse

  23 lines, 11 comments, on Jun 24 1:31 PM 2007. In Fantasy, Free Verse
• lack luster

  16 lines, 14 comments, on Jun 30 5:13 PM 2007. In Abstract, Contemporary, free verse, Adult
• title me

  title me / my heart is fragile / as carnival glass / with broken

  21 lines, 14 comments, on Jul 3 8:17 PM 2007. In Life, Love, Sad
• the room

  free form

  36 lines, 26 comments, on Jul 11 12:10 AM 2007. In Dark, Free Verse
• She Isn't (disturbing)

  25 lines, 21 comments, on Jul 18 8:59 AM 2007. In Dark, Adult
• On the other side of Jupiter

  On the other side of Jupiter
  

  48 lines, 13 comments, on Aug 23 5:02 PM 2007. In Dark, Fantasy, Society
• poetry

  Free Verse

  22 lines, 31 comments, on Oct 8 9:12 AM 2007. In Thoughts, Contemporary, free verse
• That’s Good

  Free Verse

  37 lines, 17 comments, on Oct 8 9:52 PM 2007. In Life, free verse
• Answer Me

  free verse

  24 lines, 21 comments, on Oct 13 10:46 AM 2007. In Spiritual, Thoughts, Personal
• Poison

  Free Verse

  12 lines, 17 comments, on Nov 21 4:45 PM 2007. In Dark, Free Verse
• tiny hairs

  Free Verse

  7 lines, 28 comments, on Nov 28 11:53 AM 2007. In Thoughts, Contemporary, free verse
• Small Treasures

  Free Verse

  31 lines, 17 comments, on Dec 10 8:55 AM 2007. In Life, Personal, free verse
• Romani Spirit

  31 lines, 20 comments, on Dec 13 10:18 AM 2007. In Spiritual, Thoughts, Adult, Erotica, Fantasy
• Submerged

  Free Verse

  15 lines, 17 comments, on Jan 2 10:55 AM. In Love, Thoughts
• comfortably numb

  free verse

  19 lines, 26 comments, on Jan 13 9:27 AM. In Life, Love, Thoughts
• The Dangers of Love

  Free Verse

  12 lines, 33 comments, on Feb 5 11:40 AM. In Dark, free verse
• Ode; Three Masted Schooner

  Free Verse

  35 lines, 17 comments, on Feb 10 11:16 PM. In Thoughts
• Translucent Temerity

  Free Verse

  21 lines, 23 comments, on Feb 11 10:10 AM. In Contemporary, Abstract, Free Verse
• Dazzled

  Free Verse

  15 lines, 18 comments, on Feb 12 7:18 AM. In Contemporary, Love, Thoughts, Spiritual, Free Verse
• Poor Parenting

  Free Verse

  24 lines, 14 comments, on Feb 12 5:59 PM. In Dark, Weird, Free Verse
• Out of Control

  Free Verse

  41 lines, 19 comments, on Feb 15 11:18 PM. In Personal, Spiritual, Free Verse
• sand castles

  Free Verse

  27 lines, 20 comments, on Feb 19 1:42 AM. In Thoughts
• Inherited

  Free Verse

  25 lines, 21 comments, on Feb 26 8:45 AM. In Thoughts
• Flashback

  Free Verse

  27 lines, 26 comments, on Feb 28 12:12 AM. In Pain, Personal, Dark
• The Kenaz Rune

  Free Verse

  13 lines, 21 comments, on Mar 11 9:49 PM. In Fantasy, free verse
• Thoughts left in a Time Capsule

  Free Verse

  25 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 19 9:42 AM. In Society, Sad, Thoughts, free verse, Dark
• Smoking the Good Stuff

  Free Verse

  30 lines, 20 comments, on Mar 22 7:05 PM. In Fantasy, Thoughts, Weird, Free Verse
• Verbal Art

  Free Verse

  26 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 17 9:30 AM. In Thoughts, Weird, Free Verse
• Soul Search

  Free Verse

  13 lines, 20 comments, on Apr 25 8:45 AM. In Thoughts, Spiritual, Personal, free verse
• The Predicament

  29 lines, 28 comments, on May 12 7:43 AM. In Fantasy, Adult, Dark
• Notified

  Free Verse

  7 lines, 16 comments, on May 25 10:06 PM. In Dark, Sad, Society
• Devoured

  Free Verse

  4 lines, 15 comments, on May 28 7:13 AM. In Life, Thoughts, Dark
• Can’t Hold It Any Longer

  24 lines, 23 comments, on Jul 14 8:44 PM. In Weird, Adult

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  manoguru
  July 19, 2007
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  now you tell me! don't you write free verse? there are about 20 something verses out here!!!

by Amera

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