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 devil sits atop the steeple eying lost souls for his stockpile.
I found myself utterly lost in the dark folds of the mountain’s flab.
A lost book of the Bible is neither lost nor part of the Bible.
The devil sits atop the steeple eying lost souls for his stockpile.
I found myself utterly lost in the dark folds of the mountain’s flab.
A lost book of the Bible is neither lost nor part of the Bible.
2 comments:
You've found your lode. These are superb. I'm particularly fond of the first. Well, and the second. Oh, yes. And the third, as well.
I like these, in fact they're spot on!
The one about the Bible is so true - so many people miss-quote this sort of thing.
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