Also Small Stone – Day 20
Carpe Diem’s current and 9th episode of “Little Ones” is challenging us to write “American Sentences”. This is a poetic form developed by Allen Ginsberg in the mid-1980′s as a response to the haiku. The challenge is to use two images and put them in juxtaposition in order to create a sort of tension. American Sentences would be seventeen syllables across the page.
To me, this is similar to a mindful moment or small stone.
Last days diminishing – bound to oxygen – rooting camellias
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© rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011 – 2014
Prompt:
American Sentence
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Wow — I didn’t realize that Ginsberg had created an Americanized haiku structure. And, wow, I sure do like what you wrote; seems like a great example of the art of the American sentence.
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It’s really in your alley Becca, you have written a nice American Sentence, which even can be given form as a haiku … very well done.
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Becca, I should think the American Sentence is right up your alley. You have the contemplative eye for it and are so good at haiku. Besides that, this proves my point!
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Victoria — you are so kind! Thank you ~~
It is good to see you! 😀
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I counted and counted and couldn’t get it right – until I realized the pronunciation of “camellia” was making the difference. I give it only three syllables!
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Depending on your pronunciation camellias could be 3 or 4 … (kuh-meel-yuh or kuh-mee-lee-uh)! 😀
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