I’m frayed and twisted but still strong —
and ready for the next adventure.
This short and sweet poem is called an American Sentence, invented by Allen Ginsberg.
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Cool!
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That is to the point!
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My brain went flatline so I kept it brief. Thanks, Max 🙂
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Staying strong, yes!
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🙂
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I’ve been reading the Beatniks lately..starting out with Kerouac. Ginsberg gets me nuts. Your line really fits in so well with that photo
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We take those times for granted, as if they will always be cached in our memories, but there will come a day when their touch will be lost and they will be dry words in old unopened books (or forgotten kindle files.) Thanks, Larry.
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Nice one. Happy Sunday
Much 💛love
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Thanks, Gillena!
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Love this! A good form for direct poems.
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Thank you, Wyndolynne. I agree, and not too many rules either (afaik!)
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this is a great one!! 💖
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🙂 Thank you!
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OH YES you are ~~ she is! Love this form ….
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Helen ❤
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Your American Sentence is as strong as the subject it displays and the poet who wrote it! A wonderful write Lisa!
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❤ Thank You, Carrie
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Well done !
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Thank you 🙂
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An attitude we all could use. (K)
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The beauty of language is what the bits and bytes contain and convey
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You conveyed a beautiful comment here. Thank you.
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i like it…short and to the point.
i also am a big fan of Allen Ginsberg
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Thank you, Stacy, and glad you are a fan.
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I didn’t know about American sentence till now.
Thanks for the post of yours. I learnt something new today.
(My latest post: Online games and the idea of beauty)
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Thank you, Pradeep.
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This is a well crafted American Sentence. It stands strong.
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Truedessa, thank you. One of the few I’ve ever written but it wrote itself.
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I’m totally with Pradeep. I don’t know that 70% of the things you talk about exist until I read about them here, lol. And the sentence rings so true. Who among us are not frayed and twisted? Not many. But even more so, less are ready to continue the adventure.
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Well said, Stacey. The will to continue is always the question for me, be it a path, an idea, a choice, as there are so many others to choose from.
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