26 votes

4 words poetry challenge

Four words,
no exceptions.

78 comments

  1. Amarok
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    Fucking fucker's fucking fucked. (ancient technician mantra)

    Fucking fucker's
    fucking fucked.

    (ancient technician mantra)

    15 votes
  2. [16]
    The_Fad
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    My neck, My back.

    My neck,
    My back.

    14 votes
    1. [3]
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      1. [3]
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        1. [2]
          kfwyre
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          They shouldn't've... But did.

          They shouldn't've...
          But did.

          5 votes
          1. CALICO
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            I'dn't've, you'dn't've. 'twou'dn't, y'all'd've.
            • Exemplary

            I'dn't've, you'dn't've.
            'twou'dn't, y'all'd've.

            14 votes
    2. unknown user
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      My sympathy, my shoulderblade!

      My sympathy,
      my shoulderblade!

      3 votes
    3. kfwyre
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      Not yours, you plagiarist!

      Not yours,
      you plagiarist!

      2 votes
    4. [11]
      firstname
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      Lick my pussy and my crack - Khia
      1 vote
      1. [9]
        Algernon_Asimov
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        Six is not four.

        Six is not four.

        5 votes
        1. [9]
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          1. [8]
            Algernon_Asimov
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            "My pussy. My crack."

            "My pussy. My crack."

            2 votes
            1. [7]
              unknown user
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              @firstname Algernon lastname polemics :P take it easy guys!

              @firstname Algernon
              lastname polemics :P


              take it easy
              guys!

              2 votes
              1. [3]
                DrScump
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                We brought you flowers

                We brought you flowers

                1. [2]
                  firstname
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                  Put them in water

                  Put them in water

                  1. DrScump
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                    Research the "Algernon" reference

                    Research the "Algernon" reference

                    1 vote
      2. DrScump
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        Second 'my' redundant anyway.

        Second 'my' redundant anyway.

  3. teaearlgraycold
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    Paying interest, Emotional debt.

    Paying interest,

    Emotional debt.

    12 votes
  4. MimicSquid
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    I Have No Dreams

    I

    Have

    No

    Dreams

    8 votes
  5. the_walrus
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    "The usual." "Rough week?"

    "The usual."
    "Rough week?"

    6 votes
  6. DrScump
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    Lossless Haiku Compression, perhaps?

    Lossless Haiku Compression, perhaps?

    6 votes
  7. gpl
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    Open window, summer scents.

    Open window,
    summer scents.

    5 votes
  8. [3]
    mrbig
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    Her period is peaceful

    Her period is peaceful

    5 votes
    1. [2]
      DrScump
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      Questionmark, not so much.

      Questionmark, not so much.

      1 vote
      1. mrbig
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        The child is not. Phew!

        The child is not. Phew!

        2 votes
  9. Triple_Soft
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    Not perfect, Posted anyways.

    Not perfect,
    Posted anyways.

    5 votes
  10. kfwyre
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    Bad date Up late

    Bad date
    Up late

    4 votes
  11. [2]
    zlsa
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    A soft, sunny meadow. A trail, winding North. Hiking beneath the mountains. The pastel setting sun. Clouds like watercolor streaks. Waterfall, sparkling with moonlight. Silent snowfall in...

    A soft, sunny meadow.

    A trail, winding North.

    Hiking beneath the mountains.

    The pastel setting sun.

    Clouds like watercolor streaks.

    Waterfall, sparkling with moonlight.

    Silent snowfall in darkness.

    Cold morning, hot campfire.

    Farewell, forest. Let's return.

    I may have gone a bit overboard. I tried to make each poem stand alone, but also flow together with each other.

    Also, I'd be remiss to not mention my personal favorite four-word poem:

    The stars, like dust.

    - Isaac Asimov

    4 votes
    1. Algernon_Asimov
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      Those four words you've quoted are just an opening phrase. The poem itself has a few more than four words: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8090242-the-stars-like-dust-encircle-me-in-living-mists-of

      Those four words you've quoted are just an opening phrase. The poem itself has a few more than four words:

      The stars, like dust, encircle me
      In living mists of light;
      And all of space I seem to see
      In one vast burst of sight.

      https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8090242-the-stars-like-dust-encircle-me-in-living-mists-of

      3 votes
  12. [2]
    archevel
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    Inevitably Socrates faces oblivion

    Inevitably Socrates faces oblivion

    4 votes
    1. DrScump
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      Socrates: "I drank what?!"

      Socrates: "I drank what?!"

      3 votes
  13. bigheadedclover
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    Ice cream. Dropped! Tears.

    Ice cream.
    Dropped!
    Tears.

    4 votes
  14. shaunxcode
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    Ground beef. Bound grief.

    Ground beef.
    Bound grief.

    3 votes
  15. patience_limited
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    Woulda, coulda, shoulda? Hadda.

    Woulda, coulda, shoulda? Hadda.

    3 votes
  16. [3]
    moocow1452
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    Ugh... Piss off, cat!

    Ugh...

    Piss off, cat!

    3 votes
    1. [2]
      moocow1452
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      Also, Dog? Stop pooping.

      Also, Dog? Stop pooping.

      4 votes
      1. acdw
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        Oh my god, same.

        Oh my god,
        same.

        2 votes
  17. patience_limited
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    Lost snow, too hot. [I like this game.]

    Lost snow, too hot.

    [I like this game.]

    3 votes
  18. [2]
    Gaywallet
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    I'm wearing pants, promise!

    I'm wearing pants, promise!

    3 votes
    1. Octofox
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      Remote workers life story.

      Remote workers life story.

      2 votes
  19. DrScump
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    But noone listens anymore.

    But noone listens anymore.

    3 votes
  20. acdw
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    so dark it breathes

    so
    dark it
    breathes

    3 votes
  21. unknown user
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    Plums weep, night whitens.

    Plums weep,
    night whitens.

    2 votes
  22. ruspaceni
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    Photograph wanes, feelings emerge.

    Photograph wanes,

    feelings emerge.

    2 votes
  23. yellow
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    Without Life, Nothing Floats

    Without Life, Nothing Floats

    2 votes
  24. [6]
    vili
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    Tuntussuqatarniksaitengqiggtuq! Polysynthetic languages win

    Tuntussuqatarniksaitengqiggtuq!
    Polysynthetic languages win

    2 votes
    1. [4]
      unknown user
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      Brought missiles to catfight :P

      Brought missiles
      to catfight

      :P

      4 votes
      1. [3]
        vili
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        Humanist degree Finally pays!

        Humanist degree
        Finally pays!

        1 vote
        1. [2]
          unknown user
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          Fellow humanist! Finnish rocks!

          Fellow humanist!
          Finnish rocks!

          2 votes
    2. vili
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      EpÀjÀrjestelmÀllistyttÀmÀttömyydellisyydettömyydellÀnsÀhÀnkökÀÀn: agglutinatives also cool!

      EpÀjÀrjestelmÀllistyttÀmÀttömyydellisyydettömyydellÀnsÀhÀnkökÀÀn:
      agglutinatives also cool!

      2 votes
  25. Algernon_Asimov
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    cocoa slippers book contentment

    cocoa
    slippers
    book
    contentment

    2 votes
  26. Algernon_Asimov
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    Proposal? Accepted! Pleased? Afraid!

    Proposal?
    Accepted!
    Pleased?
    Afraid!

    2 votes
  27. [2]
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    1. unknown user
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      No, just four words!

      No, just four words!

      2 votes
  28. DrScump
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    I have no words.

    I have no words.

    2 votes
  29. izik1
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    no rhyme, no reason

    no rhyme, no reason

    2 votes
  30. [2]
    welly
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    Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo.

    Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo.

    2 votes
  31. moocow1452
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    One, two, three, floor.

    One, two, three, floor.

    2 votes
  32. lefterho
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    burnt out disoriented perseverant

    burnt out
    disoriented
    perseverant

    2 votes
  33. firstname
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    Midday, Monday, Cotton head.

    Midday,
    Monday,
    Cotton head.

    1 vote
  34. frickindeal
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    He breathed She screamed

    He breathed
    She screamed

    1 vote
  35. Sir_Shakes
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    Empty daily mourning coffee.

    Empty daily mourning coffee.

    1 vote
  36. asoftbird
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    I like this thread.

    I like this thread.

    1 vote
  37. KBPrinceO
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    Billy let go, again.

    Billy let go, again.

    1 vote
  38. [3]
    vakieh
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    This poem's broken rules.

    This poem's broken rules.

    1. [2]
      unknown user
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      Rules are made to be broken!

      Rules are made to be broken!

      1. unknown user
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        My very existence is rebellion!

        My very existence is rebellion!

  39. firstname
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    Thread like Dark Souls

    Thread like Dark Souls