An American sentence:
A fearful young wife removes her sim card before fleeing to her friends.
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.
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)
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The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
She ghosts fear
Sinner on her sim
Unfriends him
Friendly bird
Female black raven
Poe-etic
What is the spiritual meaning of a raven?
“To many, ravens symbolize death or bad fortune to come, but to others they symbolize rebirth and starting anew, serving as a positive sign,” says Dr. Kim. In Norse, Celtic, and Druid mythology, crows and ravens are widely viewed as beacons of intelligence. May 31, 2022 https://www.wellandgood.com/crow-raven-meaning/
โค๏ธ๐๐ป CES ๐๐ปโค๏ธ
To disorient anyone who was looking for her? I guess so. These GPS machines!
๐๐๐ป Selma ๐๐ป๐
Powerful image.
Shabbat Shalom, David.
Based on an unfortunately true story ๐ช
I’ve seen quite a few of those. Sometimes I wanted to grab those husbands by the beard and flush them down the toilet.
Barbie is the perfect foil for your words. (K)
๐๐๐ป Kerfe ๐๐ป๐
Wow. There’s still much to unpack here, and I can see the young woman so vividly, and the fear on her face too.
๐ค๐๐ป trE ๐๐ป๐ค
Chilling.
๐งก๐๐ป Muri ๐๐ป๐งก
The opening line to a mysteryโฆ
โค๏ธ๐๐ป Annette ๐๐ปโค๏ธ
The depth of your words is compelling! Did you draw the picture?
๐๐๐ป Tamara ๐๐ป๐ ~ no, the graphic is just a free picture from the internet
Hugs!
Power symbolism in flight,
Unlocked and free
Leaving with her identity.
Brilliant David! ๐๐๐ Lot to be gleamed from that 1 sentence! ๐โค๏ธ Cutting ties with her husband and getting out of there fast to the safety of her friends!
๐๐๐ป Ken ๐๐ป๐
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐