Wednesday, March 18, 2009

3WW: American Sentences (Burden, Natural, Ubiquitous)

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.

To be ubiquitous is naturally a restraining burden.

I feel the unnatural burden of the ubiquitous silence.

5 comments:

Tumblewords: said...

Nice to see these American Sentences - you have a talent.

Anonymous said...

First time I've come across American sentences, I liked both of these.

gautami tripathy said...

Succinct!

holding on

Anonymous said...

Second one is my favorite.

Heather said...

Both are great, but I really love the second one!(though "ubiquitous silence" would be welcome around here... lol)