Wednesday, February 11, 2009

3WW: American Sentences (Disarray, Validate, Rabble)

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.

The validated military rabble marched in disarray.

The rabble disarrays in the street validating the human form.

My validate rabbled on an on when I chose to go disarray.

6 comments:

Tumblewords: said...

American Sentences are fascinating. I love 'em... Good job, here!

anthonynorth said...

You've done a good job with these.

gautami tripathy said...

Very well written


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Thom Gabrukiewicz said...

They aren't as easy as they seem, are they? I like what you've done with the words.

susan said...

Military and the government are taking a pounding with what I've read so far. Thanks. lol

Sherri B. said...

These look like they'd be very challenging to do...I especially enjoyed the first one.