The world's shortest poem, countless websites tell us, is this couplet:
Fleas
Adam
Had 'em.
by Eric Shackle
Another short poem, though not quite as short:
The spring
in
Her steps
has
Turned to
fall
The name of the poet slips my mind at the moment.
The spring
in
Her steps
has
Turned to
fall
The name of the poet slips my mind at the moment.
One more short poem, from Italy:
M'illumino
d'immenso.
M'illumino
d'immenso.
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Thank you both! 
It wasn't any bother 
What about this then by an English Poet Gyles Brandreth.
Ode to a Goldfish
Oh Wet Pet.
Ode to a Goldfish
Oh Wet Pet.
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Dj BuenoThe world's shortest poem, countless websites tell us, is this couplet:The correct title is: "On the antiquity of microbes."
Fleas
Adam
Had 'em.
by Eric Shackle
This one is shorter:
The first mate's response to the captain's enquiry as to whether dinner was served
Aye
Aye
This one takes the same amount of time to say, but less time to write:
The egomaniac's response when asked who was the most important person in the world
I
I
The first mate's response to the captain's enquiry as to whether dinner was served
Aye
Aye
This one takes the same amount of time to say, but less time to write:
The egomaniac's response when asked who was the most important person in the world
I
I
ForbesDj Bueno
The world's shortest poem, countless websites tell us, is this couplet:The correct title is: "On the antiquity of microbes."
Fleas
Adam
Had 'em.
by Eric Shackle
Thanks for the correction
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