An American sentence
Hints of spice add flavor to heaping spoonfuls of hearty, boring words.
What’s an ‘American Sentence’?
Allen Ginsberg, inventor of the American Sentence, felt that the haiku didnโt work as well in English. Ginsberg decided to remove the line structure of the haiku, maintaining the requirement of 17 syllables total. He felt that removing the line count freed the American Sentence up for the idiosyncrasies of English phonemes.
The requirements:
- Composed in one line;
- Syllabic, 17 syllables;
- Condensed, written with no unnecessary words or articles;
- Complete sentence or sentences;
- Includes a turn or enlightenment.
The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
Delicious! ๐
๐ค Terveen ๐ค
Life is often served by the ladle full – and a little spice can certainly minimize the ho hum of living… I prefer a little sweetness to the hot spice.
๐๐ Muri ๐๐
Very well said, David.
Love it,
D
๐ค๐ Dolly ๐๐ค
Spicy is most pleasing, on our plate, in our life! ๐ถ ๐
Your writing is quite delicious, Michele โค
Why, thank you.โค I am a decent cook too! ๐
and I love spicy foods!
Yes!!
Exactly. (K)
๐๐ Kerfe ๐๐
not too much, just enough to bring out the flavour ๐
๐ฒ Marion ๐ฒ
Very palatable! ๐ ..
BTW what’s in the picture … looks delicious .. (ใฃหฺกหฯ)
Not sure, exactly. It’s a free pic through WP, Joe.
โบ๏ธ
David
Both, please! ๐
๐๐ Filipa ๐๐
Spice makes life worth living
And writing about
Absolutely