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.
He with his dangerous keepsake makes all the devout Christians restless.
The restless and dangerous man offered me a heartwarming keepsake.
He with his dangerous keepsake makes all the devout Christians restless.
The restless and dangerous man offered me a heartwarming keepsake.
6 comments:
Phew, the first one definitely makes me feel restless!
Oh, I LOVE the first one. Most excellent. Perhaps because I enjoy anything that really makes the devout Christians restless.
Perfect American Sentence...could it be that possessions are the keepsakes that make others restless!
Well done.
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Great American sentences!
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good read. i like the second one.
Good job, as always. There's mystery in each...
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