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 much maligned critic cryptically flashed the crowd with witty words.
The silent flash follows cryptic thunder as the malign sun descends.
The Flash artfully sped past the oft maligned and cryptic Captain Cold.
The much maligned critic cryptically flashed the crowd with witty words.
The silent flash follows cryptic thunder as the malign sun descends.
The Flash artfully sped past the oft maligned and cryptic Captain Cold.
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