A free verse poem is simply a poem that does not abide by any of the rules that most other poems are restricted to. This allows the poet to do whatever they want to with their poem. Many people see free verse poems as more natural than most others.

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Example of a free verse poem:

 

Washed Away

Nothing's changed except me and the facts

And the sadness I didn't mean to start.

But it feels different now you've said

It's wrong, and I still can't see your point.

And I think as water runs over my hands that

That's really all there is or can be.

The gold is wearing off the infamous ring

And something wears away from around my heart.

(Katherine Foreman)

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Second example of a free verse poem:

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Disappointments

Every life has a room

where memories are stored:

A box of special occasions here,

Shelves of shared laughter there.

But back in the shadows

Lurks a trunk locked tight,

Not to be opened and searched.

There hide disappointments

Which darken every heart.

(Vivian Gilbert Zabel)