OF IMMIGRANTS & PLANTS (an American Sentence)

Spring blooms photo by Keith R. Good

It’s stress memory that makes them strong enough to bloom in unknown soil.

© Marie Elena Good 2026


Written for Robert Lee Brewer’s April Poem-a-Day challenge. Today’s prompt is to write a seed poem.

Allen Ginsberg created the poetic form he called the American Sentence. It is a complete sentence of 17 syllables.