Meta-Four for Monday

It's all Jonathan Williams' idea. Try a meta-four yourself. The only rules: each line must have four and only four words; eliminate all capital letters and punctuation (except for hyphens and apostrophes). Have fun and make some Monday nonsense.

Monday Meta-Four

it could have been
a great weekend you'll
never tell your coworkers
are asking but what
do you care pass
a donut will you

Though Williams certainly shows originality, did he in fact swipe the idea from Miss Emily? Check out the Dickinsonian oracle's almost meta-four:

Alter! When the Hills do -
Falter! When the Sun
Question if His Glory
Be the Perfect One -

Surfeit! When the Daffodil
Doth of the Dew -
Even as Herself - Sir -
I will - Of You -
(E. Dickinson, 755)