“Tradition Bound”

 “Tradition Bound”

by Suzán Jiván Mom

& Mom-Mom Suzán 

Tradition bound

glorious trappings 

nomads’ bursts of vitality

wanderings weldings

recapturing nobility 

spiritual authority

quickening of energy 

adventurous ideas

scattered throughout eras 

realigning congealing

chronicling histories

peacefully mingling…

“A Way of Life”

 “A Way of Life”

by Suzán Jiván Mom

& Mom-Mom Suzán 

A way of life receding ice 

hunting to husbandry 

super-human qualities 

likened to a race of giants 

permanence purpose 

worship mystery 

symmetry solidity myth…

“Unexpected”

 “Unexpected”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Unexpected embellished

exceptional elegant subjects 

made for fascinating 

manipulations of the everyday 

surmounting the miscellaneous 

via the day-by-day poetry

and transformation

of open-spaced nature …

“Auras of Alienation”

“Auras of Alienation”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Auras of alienation dark dresses

deception delicacy simplicity

dappled patterns radiant shadows

corners of eyes snapshots dovetails

shifting weight crouching down

tilting pitching tipping left squinting …

“Jungles of Flowering Shrubs”

 “Jungles of Flowering Shrubs”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Jungles of flowering shrubs

running wild beneath vast trees

where gateways half crumbled away

as a fine race set up again

overhung with cups and water jugs …

“Adding to a Thread”

 “Adding to a Thread”

in loving memory of Danielle Stopek

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Adding to a thread warp weft and weave 

life’s motifs countermelodies

depth and texture layered arrangements 

contours and shapes sprawling 

riveting labyrinths as seen upon passing …

“That’s My Cue!”

 “That’s My Cue!” for Danielle & Mark Stopek

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

That’s my cue! a recollection a remembrance 

performing a score vouched for tipped off

well informed cross-crossed in a noted orchestra

to rousing applause bassoon and horn …