Christmas Free Verse Poems | Examples

These Christmas Free Verse poems are examples of Free Verse poems about Christmas. These are the best examples of Free Verse Christmas poems written by international poets.


Premium MemberFather’s Day

I remember as I child
eyeing the Christmas
tree, all lit and broadcasting.
Early-on I realized that Father
was Santa.  Mother sensed it
when they married. Father, let go of his 
well defined ego, embraced the principal
to secure the family, protect and 
serve selflessly onto death.


Premium MemberThe Bluebird of Happiness

In the Bluebird of Happiness 
at Klutina Kate's 
the rain dances
splatting the metal roof
and dribbling down the windows
Never expected to find comfort
in an old bus
but I sleep well here
Didn't expect to be here
Didn't expect to belong here
Yep, where the northern lights play
it's turning gold
I'll saddle up before it turns white
journey back through the Yukon
and make my way south for
Christmas in Florida
Or Australia
I just wanted to see some caribou 
Didn't know I'd make friends
Caribou, moose, bear, 
glaciers, tundra, and snow-capped peaks
there have been plenty
but they're not what I'll come back for
On every highway and byway
beauty overwhelms
but it's deep in the heart too
the kind I'd run from
Not anymore

Premium MemberChristmas Another View

Jesus was born in a shepherd's lowly manger
So that I can be born as a highly manager
Behind the scene God was preparing 
The redemption was part of the plan 
Jesus's birth was the initiation of the redemption plan
Enroute His death on the Calvary cross

The birth of Jesus Christ is the foundation for the perfection 
Of the redemption of mankind 
The first Adam brought poverty, sickness and damnation 
The second Adam restored riches, health and redemption 

We are redeemed from the curse of the law after His death
The Prince of peace returns the glory of man
Jesus's birth came to restore joy to mankind 
Christmas is joy to the world for the fulfillment Of His covenant.
     (Written 25/12/2025)

Premium MemberSPWC AUG 24

december 
       destiny 
a
 midwinter
present

 carrying
    a crown 

of 
 sapphired
                joy


Response to SPWC AUG 24

Premium MemberChristmas Time

CHRISTMAS TIME

Every Christmas time, we decorate the Living Room
with foliage fearless and high, along with
a pine tree covered in bright colorful little lights
and in front of the old brick fireplace
we watch fun movies, drinking hot cocoa
wearing our slippers.
Every Christmas time we eat pumpkin pie
with cranberry sauce and a baked turkey,
along with glasses of sparkling cider
we joyfully open presents after a late
Christmas morning breakfast
that is homemade.
© John Long  Create an image from this poem.


Premium Membermatched family set

they wear matching pajamas in every picture
no other family has four sets of matching pajamas
but this is no ordinary family

they are all of the same mind
have identical thoughts
agree on everything

they believe in this and that
but not the other
one spring day they lost one brother

he had fallen in love
with another
shameful brother

they wrote him out of the Christmas letter
burned his matching pajamas
never saw him again
one mind, one voice equals win-win
the next one to run off was his twin

Premium MemberSingle White Rose

She was white wind beneath wings
Intelligent interesting and a trailblazer 
Not one thing in life came easily yet
Green eyes surprised wise smiles
Ladylike all the while she persevered 
Even during her cherry challenges

We wear a single white rose of remembrance
Hearts hope to honor her 
In life despite death’s cruel claws
Turning turquoise tears trials tribulations to
Emerald empathy emotional 

Resilience remember December her 
Only wish for Christmas to love like a
Saint and receive recognition as a person 
Everyone can come to in confidence

Premium MemberAs a child every holiday was a surprise

When I was a child, every holiday was a surprise
teachers had us designing jack-o-lanterns and cutting out ghosts
this is how I had an inkling Halloween was afoot

It seemed like we were tracing our fingers to make turkeys the next week
Christmas was thrown at us by the music teacher.
We did not have an art teacher back in the day
our teacher was our art teacher

There was no winter program
there was a Christmas program
No one had ever heard the term politically correct

As an adult I can finally predict when the holidays are arriving
They come fast and furiously every year, like tornadoes and windstorms

Premium Membermy first living Christmas tree

I have seen lollipop trees, sugar bell trees, faerie trees
iceberg trees, gnome trees, holly berry trees,
all for Christmas, decorated with a specific theme
I have seen a catsup tree, a taco tree, a barbeque tree
a cowboy tree, a dragon tree, a cat and dog tree
I have seen cartoon trees, and one tree of a specific meme
today I met my first living tree, a, reindeer tree
I wished I had thought of this myself
first I would have to have caught a reindeer
and learned what they eat
I am pretty sure it is not milk and cookies

Premium Memberthe stars have it

a star on police uniforms
different than a star on a dressing room door
a star on a Sunday School attendance page
A star on a Christmas tree
Not the same as a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

a starry night made famous by Van Gogh
stars in her eyes
star student
stargazer
starlight
the northern star

so many stars
plastered on the ceiling of my mind

Premium MemberNovember the Ugly Stepchild

November wears a cloak that is not thick enough
She is not pristinely white and frosty like December
There is no crown for Christmas Queen in November
She has to follow October who gets ghouls and goblins
Bats, cats, witches, brooms, and costumes

November gets what?
A turkey
an ugly bird
not even tasty if you don’t cook it right
November is the ugly stepchild
the one neither parent wants to claim

They are fighting over October and December
the interesting exciting months with the favorite holidays
November crawls into a cave in a fetal position

Premium MemberV-Day Gift

For Christmas,
I gave you an acrylic
painting of a sunset,
on Folly Beach.
I left out the lighthouse.
I was frustrated
enough with it.
I was losing my mind
in every shade of yellow
before I gave up.

“Done! Hang it in a corner
with dim lighting.
It will look
better.”

I’m too poor
to buy you trinkets.

My long column of words
to make you smile.
Read it twice
after V-day is over.
© CC Bloom  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Memberno no for a ghost

one of the first rules of ghostliness is to be invisible
if you have to be seen, make it a glimpse of a blip or a flash
even an orb would be too solid

the little ghost decided he wanted to dress up for Christmas
his parents saw him walking through the house and had to re-do him
he was a walking talking overdecorated entity

something older ghosts know is an enormous no-no

Premium MemberClashing Color Scheme

I cannot be
both red and green.
I am not
a Christmas theme.
I love long maroon
soft, loose sweaters
and flattering
cherry-colored
boat neck tops
that compliment
my contours. 
Shades of emerald
and moss green
make me happy
on me, and in
my classroom.
The colors thrive
away from each other,
like competing siblings
in Kindergarten. 
They inspire me with thought.
Now, I am ready to write
poetry.
© CC Bloom  Create an image from this poem.

Premium MemberCheck Out

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Some look as if they consume too much;others,not enough.

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Some appear as if in a Zen-like state of grace;
Others, as if waiting on a delayed train.

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From start to finish.

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