I'm sure this is from ages ago and the conversation has long gone flat, but I just have to throw my own two bits in ^_^.

I must say that, though I disagreee with you, I can fully seem your point. The majority of free verse floating around is, as you eloquently put it, "some ass rambling on" about love and how it sucks, I bet you would group my stuff in with the category of ramblers, even though it doesn't fit the bill exactly.

But have you looked at any of the notable published poets who write in free verse? Billy Collins, Ted Kooser, I think for rambling it's pretty darn good. But, I suppose that my definition of poetry goes beyond metre, rhyme, and metaphor. There is something about *good* poetry that catches the eye, no matter what form it's written in.