#shortest
what is the shortest poem ever written?
There is no single, universally agreed-upon "shortest poem ever written," but some common contenders include Strickland Gillilan's "Fleas" (Adam. Had 'em.), Muhammad Ali's "Me? Whee!!", and Aram Saroyan's single-letter poem (a four-legged "m") which the Guinness Book of World Records once listed as the shortest.
Commonly cited examples:
"Lines on the Antiquity of Microbes" / "Fleas" by Strickland Gillilan: This couplet, "Adam. Had 'em," is often cited as the shortest poem in the English language.
"Me? Whee!!" by Muhammad Ali: After a Harvard commencement speech, Ali responded to a request for the world's shortest poem with this couplet.
Aram Saroyan's "m" poem: This poem consists of a single letter, a specially designed four-legged version of the letter "m", which was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records at one time.
But without a doubt, the shortest poem ever writ,
will never be by yours so truly,
unless you will consider his rhyming name,
of three syllables a suitable contender
Nat Lip Stadt
( ok forget that)
Sep 20, 2025
Sep 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM UTC
My biological birth anniversary is coming,
Just two weeks are still remaining.
Turning I shall be twenty-nine,
I hope to be at my birthday fine.
Study I shall more for my exams,
These won't get over till later days.
The toughest examination I wrote,
With my blood, I had written it.
May 7th, you know the day,
It is my second birthday.
Second birthday as a disaster,
A disaster that was averted.
The year was Twenty Ten,
Fall I did off the bike then.
Plunged into a deathly coma,
I scared both my Pa and Ma.
However, here I am, rhyming again,
Writing poems to forget the pain.
Dec 8, 2019
Dec 8, 2019 at 2:03 PM UTC
When I will be gone,
NEVER FORGET ME!
Always remember me,
keep me in your memories.
Always find me in your company.
When I will be gone,
NEVER let my trust beside,
NEVER let tears to come in your eye,
NEVER let yourself cry behind me.
When I will be gone,
Find me in your dreams,
where I always used to fly.
Search me in your smile,
Where I always used to pass.
But, please! Never! let yourself sigh.
When I will be gone.
May 2, 2018
May 2, 2018 at 1:32 PM UTC