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.
To be ubiquitous is naturally a restraining burden.
I feel the unnatural burden of the ubiquitous silence.
5 comments:
Nice to see these American Sentences - you have a talent.
First time I've come across American sentences, I liked both of these.
Succinct!
holding on
Second one is my favorite.
Both are great, but I really love the second one!(though "ubiquitous silence" would be welcome around here... lol)
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