Empty thoughts offer no consolation to a frustrated poet.
Late in the day with few ideas, so… an American sentence.
The American Sentence was created by Allen Ginsberg
~ loose American form of haiku, with 17 syllables
~ represented as a sentence
~ reference to a season is not required
~ similar to senryū
~ read more here & here
Shared with Day Nine at napowrimo.net (off prompt)
How true.
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🙂
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Oh yes. That was my Sunday too. (K)
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I may be happy with my writing for April/Poetry Month, but I certainly beat myself up in the process.
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Great expectations.
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Exactly.
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Thank you for introducing me to a new form. I might write a whole poem with these sentences. On purpose.
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I remember that it was you who showed me what a beautiful thing a cento is.
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Coolio!
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Ah yes, good ‘ole Writer’s Block, so frustrating!
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Ain’t it,though?!
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Very much so! I despise those times. It feels like my internal juice is gone.
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