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What is the world's shortest poem?
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Gene Senior Member
since 2000-01-23
Posts 935Colorado, USA |
Is this the world's shortest poem? "Fleas" Adam Hadem ----- I remember being told as a child, that this was the world's shortest poem. If so, I think I may have just come up with a record breaker. ~Gene |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
"It" |
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Gene Senior Member
since 2000-01-23
Posts 935Colorado, USA |
Thanks, but I don't understand. Why would that be the shortest? Why not for that matter, just "I" ? I was told that because "Adam hadem" rhymed and it was in relation to the the title, it made sense as a poem. But "It" has no relation to anything. It's just a word. In other words it has to have some kind of logic behind it, doesn't it. So, by the same reasoning "I" could be the shortest. I'm sorry but "It" makes no sense to me at all. Anyway, if "It" is a poem, who's the author? ~Gene |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
LOL I think I just read a very short poem !  |
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Craig Member
since 1999-06-10
Posts 444 |
I wrote ‘It’, the poem goes like this For four Yes, I admit your general rule. That every poet is a fool: But I myself may serve to show it. That every fool is not a poet. |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
See! I told you...and it was written by my favorite poet!  |
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Gene Senior Member
since 2000-01-23
Posts 935Colorado, USA |
Sorry, but mine's shorter. See my post here: /pip/Forum27/HTML/000130.html ~Gene  |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Surely you all must know the shortest poem truly is..... . It says it all really...  'Writing sharpens life; life enriches writing' Sylvia Plath |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
Well, I don't know about the absolute shortest, but here's a poem my sister wrote when she was in High School. Title: ABUNDANCE Poem: Redundance. oh geez, maybe I got that backwords... maybe it went like this: Title: REDUNDANCE Poem: Abundance. dp |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Hey! This just gave me an idea!! Why don't we all try to write a 'short poem'!! I'd love to see what everyone comes up with!! Of course, it won't be the shortest, but that's okay!!  Denise [This message has been edited by dsnyder (edited 02-03-2000).] |
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Gene Senior Member
since 2000-01-23
Posts 935Colorado, USA |
Hey, Everyone, These are all great. But, If you'd all go to the link I provided above, you'll see some more cute short ones. Maybe we could keep adding things as we think them up. Check it out. It would be interesting to see what we can come up with. It's almost easier to write a long poem.------ Ooops! looks like Denise beat me to the punch. ~Gene [This message has been edited by u_gene (edited 02-03-2000).] |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
You deconstructionists are all alike. Everyone knows that if it lacks meter and rhyme it isn't REALLY a poem! *Jim ducks and dodges the rotten fruit* |
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Sally S. Senior Member
since 1999-06-07
Posts 847Ohio |
hehehe I agree with Jim on this one. Gotta RHYME!!! (At least most the time) *giggle* |
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