AU Haiku
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but the American Observer readers capture it in 100 or less. Give us your thoughts on any subject, share a memory, or tell an interesting joke without going over 100 words and send it to americanobserver@gmail.com for AU Haiku.
The American Observer will publish the top two submissions every week. We are using the term “haiku” loosely. There is no specific format and it doesn’t have to rhyme. You could submit an interesting snippet of a conversation, describe an experience, or summarize your thoughts/emotions. The best submissions are ones that give the reader a slice of life or captures a moment.
Do you Haiku?
I fell in love on the subway again last week. Twice in one ride. The woman was tall, wearing a ponytail and sneakers. She had a star tattooed on her neck. When she caught me staring I looked down, and when she stepped off at Dupont I mourned her, until the man with the tambourine stepped on and started to sing.
“Everybody say LOVE!”
Silence.
His lips were huge, and the skin on his hands was dry and cracking as he smacked the side of his tambourine.
“Everybody say LOVE!”
I couldn’t say it. I felt it, but I couldn’t say it.
-Julia Dahl, Capitol Hill
“Did you see that 70-year-old woman on Oprah who looks 40?” I asked my mom. “Yes. She looks great, simply beautiful,” she said. “I’m sure that has to be more than just diet and exercise.” She sighed, “Yes. She’s divorced.” -Jackeline Stewart, Van Ness
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