Wednesday, February 18, 2009

3WW: American Sentences (Candid, Risk, Impulsive)

American Sentences: They are haiku-length poems that Allen Ginsburg suggested be limited to 17 syllables, like haiku in Japanese and like the Heart Sutra in Buddhism. The following two sentences are such American Sentences of 17 syllables.

I took a stupid risk and on impulse sang candid karaoke.

My candid response to his risk was an impulsive belittling.

Candidly, your impulse in this situation caused permanent risk.

6 comments:

Tumblewords: said...

You do this form very well - each of these spoke a story...

PJD said...

Love the karaoke one. Stupid risk indeed. LOL.

susan said...

Karaoke- inherent risk. I do not understand the draw. :-)

anthonynorth said...

You're getting quite an expert at these. Enjoyed them.

Thom Gabrukiewicz said...

Inspired. I, too, love the karaoke one the best.

Heather said...

You definitely have a knack for these. Great job!