Clamor, Stark, or: Magic

Three American sentences in 10 words

I. #clamor

The loud afternoon #clamor around her school makes discussions futile.

#PenYourTen

The loud afternoon #clamor around her school makes discussions futile.

-An #AmericanSentence in ten words; #micropoetry; #poetry; #poetrycommunity; #parenting pic.twitter.com/IO3tWbPCgY

— Skeptic's Kaddish (@kaddish_s) February 1, 2022

II. #stark

When one partner dies, #stark differences between them become starker.

#PenYourTen

An #AmericanSentence in 10 words:

When one partner dies, stark differences between them become starker.

–#poetry; #poetrycommunity pic.twitter.com/oD8q0A2IQM

— Skeptic's Kaddish (@kaddish_s) February 9, 2022

III. #magic

Goldfish stare long enough to appreciate full, lengthy #magic shows.

#PenYourTen (an #AmericanSentence):

Goldfish stare long enough to appreciate full, lengthy #magic shows.

–#poetry; #poetrycommunity pic.twitter.com/zxjVwtZng9

— Skeptic's Kaddish (@kaddish_s) February 22, 2022

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What’s an ‘American Sentence’?

Allen Ginsberg, inventor of the American Sentence, felt that the haiku didn’t 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:

1. Composed in one line;
2. Syllabic, 17 syllables;
3. Condensed, written with no unnecessary words or articles;
4. Complete sentence or sentences;
5. Includes a turn or enlightenment.

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#PenYourTen

The above American Sentences were first written for three separate #PenYourTen Twitter prompts; the prompt words were: ‘Clamor’, ‘Stark’, and ‘Magic’. These prompts require a response of exactly 10 words.

Write a 10 word story/poem including prompt word: clamor Tag #PenYourTen and please read/share others that partic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…—
PenYourTen 👣 (@PenYourTen) February 01, 2022

Write a 10 word story/poem including prompt word: stark Tag #PenYourTen and please read/share others that partic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…—
PenYourTen 👣 (@PenYourTen) February 08, 2022

Write a 10 word story/poem including prompt word:

magic

Tag #PenYourTen and please read/share others that participate ❤️@PromptList @PromptAdvant @thewriteprompt @vssWritingRT pic.twitter.com/czVWmlDDPz

— PenYourTen 👣 (@PenYourTen) February 22, 2022

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Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!