I now offer you the world's second shortest poem: Period. D. J. Forrester, © 04 The World’s shortest poem follows: Nothing D. J. Forrester, © 06 Aside from its absolute perfection of brevity, find grounds to criticize this… An Explanation When does an ending constitute only an ending, When is it simply a demarcation between one thought and the next, Where there’s to be an ending without a beginning, What substance of the thought best left unsaid, or any substance at all, When there is nothing... Sign in to see full entry.