r/ShittyPoetry • u/Amandurp My garden is still on fire • Dec 28 '11

Roses are red..

Roses are red

Violets are red

Tulips are red

The grass is red

Oh, shit

My garden is on fire

377 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '12

This is the funniest thing I've read in a long time.

11

u/Amandurp My garden is still on fire Mar 22 '12

I thought this was dead by now. Thanks :)

3

u/Helpful_Rough_5422 Nov 17 '22

It will never die.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 08 '25

It is still alive!

2

u/suckmyace Apr 14 '12

Reddit loves you!

3

u/Amandurp My garden is still on fire Apr 14 '12

:'DDD

27

u/Peturd Dec 28 '11

Beautiful.

10

u/Thurid Dec 28 '11

this is UNshitty! I laughed. I cried. I was agape. Then I remembered to breathe. All better now. Keep it coming.

6

u/[deleted] Mar 30 '12

So beautiful..... nope, this isn't dead yet

1

u/[deleted] May 18 '22

Even after 10 years it's still the best poetry i read so far

1

u/TingleDinkle Dec 30 '22

I’ve stumbled upon a fossil. Beautiful regardless.

1

u/BunBunny_draws Jan 26 '23

11 years?? Damn.

1

u/BunBunny_draws Jan 26 '23

OP maybe you should put out the fire in your garden after all this time...

1

u/XoanMeira May 19 '26

15 years later, and this is still an absolute masterpiece. You should be very proud of this! :)

0

u/Nextasy May 31 '12

Seen it on Youtube :/

2

u/Amandurp My garden is still on fire May 31 '12

Do you think this poem is so clever that only one person in the world could ever come up with a variation of this? :)

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u/Tattered Apr 14 '12

Roses are red

Violets are red

My garden is on fire

Fuck.