American sentences are haiku-length poems that US author Allen Ginsberg suggested be limited to 17 syllables, like haiku in Japanese. While Japanese haiku typically contains a seasonal reference, and a cutting word (a word that briefly cuts the stream of thought, or one that ends the verse with a heightened sense of closure), English haiku and American sentences often deal with any subject matter and do not always contain a cutting word. My American Sentences often contain references to nature as that is one of my favorite subjects.
Spring comes in increments just big enough to see with the naked eye.
Spring makes its own time.
It weaves the dark of winter
into light. Enough.
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The "Spring" sentence is sharp on target --- Like it a lot, and am, oh so ready!
Good job and an interesting exercise.
nice...love your sentences...just wish it did not take its time! smiles.
Oh nice. and is that crocus in bloom? Sigh!
Oh I love those little blue increments.....Reminds me of springtime in Belgium and Le foret bleu!
so that's so entirely cool!!! thanks for this pauline. steven
Sometimes less is more. That's the way I have always viewed haiku. And now I have some new forms of the same thing.
Judith - American Sentences are great fun. Try them, you'll like them ;)
Tabor - anything that challenges is good fun :)
Brian - I like to savor the anticipation!
Hilary - alas, those are last spring's bluebells. We still have a foot or more of snow on the ground.
Molly - the increments do come in colors - I may have to mull that over
Steven - playing with words is good fun, yes?
barbara - the reader's Digest Condensed version lol
This is great. I really like the American sentence. It reminds me of listening to Jack Kerouac recite haiku, which were not strict in the formal sense . . . or any other sense for that matter.
Your spring haiku, and your American sentence, are both just wonderful. Both "enough," just right, and very satisfying in their tightness.
How interesting that I, too, had posted a haiku. :-)
Thank you P. for linking to my Braiku web site of English Haiku.
beautiful words and images...inspirational in any format!
Ruth - your haiku was splendid!
B - my pleasure:)
LauraX - thank you :)
"It weaves the dark of winter
into light."...I love this sentence. It feels so good!!
Wind and rain while I wait for bright birds and sweet flower scents. Let spring come.
That was fun. Thanks for teaching me about this, Pauline
marion - now with the time change it's light till early evening!
Anne - thanks for your great American Sentence(s)!
I like the image of weaving...
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