“ Sunshine Followed by Clouds “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“ Sunshine Followed by Clouds “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Sunshine followed by clouds
challenges mounting
critters costing millions
as misery pours in
just how extensive is it?
delaying planting
on a stunning scale
slow-moving disasters
exacerbating factors
in greater amounts
well above average
Who’s gaining ground?
Who’s sliding back?
wreaking havoc
quickly crashing
shutting down
“How fast is too fast?”
What an anemic
person might lack
while feeling distracted
declaring, “I smell a rat!” ...

“ Misaligned “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ Misaligned “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Misaligned
close advisors
intending
to stoke a fight
when it comes
to destructive desires
reviving crises
while digging
sharply
into allies
and downplaying
rivals
like ride-hauling
giants
getting left
behind
at diminishing
miles
curbed by online
buying
shooting at the foul
line
as a tragic gadfly
self-defined
like a writer
with a somewhat
surprisingly
deep-seated dislike
for typewriters
while snooping
gum shoes
fight crime
mindlessly
smiling
during tantalizing
yet untimely
high jinks
of a fiery genius
as seen in high relief...

“A Dozen Plus” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ A Dozen Plus “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A dozen plus
ton for ton
creaking
and sighing
cleansing fire
leaving
next to nothing
behind
entirely unrequited
as a stuttering rhyme
leading to a double life
like blithely forthright
fiction writers
seen running
down the aisles
chasing a charming
compromise
from columnists’ minds
revealing
slick findings
via secret societies
deemed, “Spy-lite”...

“Vast and Loose” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“ Vast and Loose “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Vast and loose
oversized statues
real and imagined
dark matter
as re-encountered
mismatches
having woken
up panicked
craving
sentimentality
infused
with unfathomable sexuality
synthesized
as fantastical narratives
carved into sanitized granite
likened to cold hard facts...

“ Across the Centuries “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ....

“ Across the Centuries “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Across the Centuries
opening this Saturday
with extraordinary character
never having married
as a penchant for Old Masters
in contrast to rarely
having slept there
letters on head stands
reading, “Happily Ever After”
awesomely cinematic
yet still grappling
with the musicality
searching for “pat” answers
seen as superbly balanced
like practiced acrobats...

“ Close Contact “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ Close Contact “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán 

Close contact
before traveling
so tiny rarely seen
use Deet
in addition
to sunscreen 
during top-secret 
moments
of serendipity 
culminating 
in mind-boggling trips 
filled with ad-lib
as flag ships of passage 
sailing with panache...

“Experiencing Hefty Entrance Fees” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Experiencing Hefty Entrance Fees”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Experiencing hefty entrance fees
via downloaded virtual realities
like created talk bubbles above comic strips
as showcased at armories by deceased artists
that represent raindrops as erotica
called, “Poppycock Chaos” deemed dream logic
as vibrant shards of bent logic appearing in black boxes
causing global shrink resulting in planet system collapse
due to catastrophic damage accelerating drastically
sprinkled with crystalline granules of quartz sand
while shouting, “They’re male!”
during hunting and gathering that imperils big cats’
natural habitats feeling overwrought by a warming planet
further endangering densely packed mammals
in search of new land samples becoming covered in magma
mini wings manically flapping as a final chance
to head directly towards the hot touchstones of our pasts...

“Highly Personal” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Highly Personal”

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Highly personal
boundaries
public versus private
meeting of the minds
pregentrified vibes
digging Bonsai
reignited street life
stacked words from headlines
pessimistically titled,
“ Meaningful or inspiring
reorderings of time? “
crammed with cannibalized styles
like quills of porcupines as brainchilds...

“Preparing” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ Preparing “

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

Preparing 
for the arrival 
of a cyclone 
veterinarians
standing by 
for the arrival 
of the eye 
monkeys hyenas 
porcupines 
as shoreline 
oversight 
for tech-saturated lives 
pasted over faded flyers...

“ A Bit Snitty “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ A Bit Snitty “

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

A bit snitty 
latest volleys 
while whistling 
past the graveyard 
with bizarre
avant-garde 
quotation marks 
of “Guess what’s?”
as fodder 
for garment
storage lockers 
in theater departments
of cinder block 
replete with detachable 
shirt collars 
and matching lace thongs
stored in cardboard boxes
crammed with costumes 
clearly marked,
“Botox beauty bars”
attempting to fit 
into a new norm 
all at the denim store
back on the sales floor
garments milled and mauled 
stained torn and otherwise flawed
as social uniforms ...

“ Straining “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Straining “

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

Straining 
to spot threats 
mimicking histories 
of hypertension 
in nobility and wealth 
upon announcing 
unconditional surrender
stripping an emperor 
being made into a figurehead 
with stubborn earnestness
while growing outwardly 
from the center 
by chronicling tragic 
intergalactic events 
right near the present 
as vast collections
of intact tree ring samples 
and exacting snowpack data
detect catastrophic damage 
all across the planet 
as invisibly invasive micro plastics
wreak havoc in the air 
in the water and on the land 
causing massive climatic whiplash
and frantic plastic backlash...

“As Angst Abates” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“ As Angst Abates “

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

As angst abates 
after rising up 
on hind legs
while dragon slaying 
sometimes twice a day
turning vapors 
into sheer imagination 
by commemorating 
an empty grave 
both dense and hazy
flitting pollinators 
needing a break
roughly half way
to plucky daisies...

“Various” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Various”

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

Various 
advantages 
and 
disadvantages 
like 
places for an anchor 
about 
to start the work day 
over
ages and ages 
covered 
in protective layers 
while 
doing a balancing 
act, say 
where a hand 
might be raised 
make one’s way 
draft 
amounts maybe 
with the same 
first and last name 
shouting “derision”
in a way 
rubbing the wrong way...

“ A Pie’s Journey “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” A Pie’s Journey “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A pie’s journey
from sweet to tart
achieving harmony
hard to stop
once you start
depending
upon where and how
you start
like being pulled
directly from pods
adding minced ginger
and minced garlic
while zesting in the garnish
topped with a dollop
of roughly chopped
flat-leaf parsley
then sprinkled with Parmesan
best served hot...

“ Perhaps “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Perhaps”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Perhaps a faint disco undertow
happening only at the moment
feeling locally disowned
leaning towards soul
while running home...

“Ultimately” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ Ultimately “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Ultimately unsolvable
offscreen and unseen
donning SWAT gear
pausing staring blinking
toward inward particularity
as such a small small thing
frayed and layed at your feet
like self-parodying extremes
of post-factual policies
for the ultra wealthy
hosting philanthropies
starting with the most
basic cup of twigs
appearing to have shock-
absorbing qualities
from the friction between sticks
and their bending ability
as imagined communities
while longing to yield
traveling clockwise from top right ...

“Broke Ground” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ Broke Ground “

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

Broke ground 
scrambling mishaps
on the fly drawing ire
while hitchhiking @ 99
yet never realizing 
roughly twice 
the sleeplessness nights
by feigning daylight 
in strange day escapades
avoiding the worst case
issuing nicknames of heartbreak 
left upended and unexplained 
today on Earth Day...

“A Culture of Chaos” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ A Culture of Chaos “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán 

A culture of chaos 
legal and factual constraints 
declining to exonerate 
wrapped up in self-preservation 
minus “independent recollection”
saved from allegations 
like self-racing robots in the fast lane 
going head-to-head with painting 
in order to ponder, “What is our place?”
being stitched together with observations
from which no light escapes 
like the unknowability of space 
while feeling lead astray...

“ Press +” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ Press + “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Press +
much to come
via mob-busting
flower clusters
as idiosyncratic
synaptic gaps
in their own
outdoor
fitness class
while rapping
in kayaks
and feeling
infallible
getting
expressively
teased out
by a belching
low note
from a cello
while
feigning jokes
at least
for the moment
still strumming
with a sunny tone...

“A Flatter Face” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ A Flatter Face “

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

A flatter face
bigger brains 
taller bodies
partnering
pointing
to new species 
looking 
pretty convincing 
providing 
finger printing 
like the imaging 
of broken-off tips of sticks
not reaching 
statistical significance 
with difficulty
drawing links 
rekindling
single mindedness
asking, 
“Is everything all right?”
“In all honesty”
frankly 
“I’m left speechless!” ...

“Up, in Baseball” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ Up, in Baseball “

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

Up, in baseball 
cry between 
“ready” and “go”
not foul,
as a baseball hit
“I’ll spring for it!”
not out of it 
doing the Twist
in the wings 
in full swing 
“You wish!”
“Hey you!”
“Whatever you say”
“Well, well, Well!”
“Watch it!”
“You got it!”
“Ah, now I see”—
It will practically 
be an eternity...

“Twilight Time” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

” Twilight Time “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Twilight time
help wanted signs
breaking a hunger strike
with desserts chilled overnight
like a tiebreaker
being caught by surprise
while on the decline
in keeping
with a well-known diet
family style
“Not on your life!”
two of a kind
lodging for the night
rocking from side to side
“If I could turn back time”
remove, as a light bulb
block, as a stream
a ticked-off feeling ...

“ Showing the Way “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“ Showing the Way “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Showing the way
moving boulders
to the top of the hill
while tilting at windmills
dreams being brought
to fruition
in re-written scripts
along with penciled-in
compositions
tempered by dignity
rejoicing in bounty
indicating teaching
while living in harmony
via fulfilling prophesies
from the vantage point of a tree...

“Hardly Unique” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ Hardly Unique “

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

Hardly unique 
as admirable clarity
including entanglements
uncertainties 
and gravitational waves 
casting deep shades 
shaping future ages
both threadbare and vague
then coming of age 
by scrawling graffiti 
across archival pages 
in the manner 
of swiftly changing nature 
with inestimable observations 
lunar craters spanning generations 
creations of waxing and waning holidays 
displaying gently streaked faces 
splashed with colorful paints 
gazing into reflective mirror frames 
as commemorative gateways 
having navigated flaming terrains
frame by blazing frame...

“Quietly Swept” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Quietly Swept” 

by Suzán Jiván

Mom & Mom-

Mom Suzán 

Quietly swept 

by little self-vetting 

ending in a shortened tenure 

like tiny blips in longtime records

pre-judging ourselves 

after making a dogged defense 

determined as a thing of the past 

from all the fans of rock-n-roll bands 

that became dungeon masters 

setting the scene using maps 

flowery language and silly accents 

with wings and magic 

as well as a sense of gathering 

all along a cliffhanger 

upon dropping in on strangers 

with a strict pre-occupation 

for self-determination 

hoping to be a fresh face 

after receiving a strong loving embrace...

“ Getting Advice “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Getting Advice”

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

Getting advice 
as stars slide 
across glossy
lip shine 
feeling unbothered 
by lip liner 
and makeup kit 
standbys 
having voted 
essentially 
for stretchy 
footless tights 
on the pro-
leggings side 
forming cultural 
fault lines 
donning short-shorts
while traveling up North
as a hard choice 
for the hoards and hoards 
still waiting at the border...

“At One Time or Another” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“At One Time or Another “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

At one time or another
having toyed with ideas
over long periods
season upon season of intrigue
while shade gardening
with dew drops as showstoppers
in marshy swamps
of wake robin and creeping phlox
like symbiotic prospects
in a rich carpet
of bleeding hearts and shooting stars...

“A Longstanding Core” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” A Longstanding Core “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

A long-
standing
core
of support 
including where
to enjoy
a Goya 
posted
on a bulletin
board 
at the break
of dawn
as a super-
human warrior 
mounted
on a white horse 
remembered
as a transforming
ancient story
having
amassed
a huge
force
of mere
mortals 
favoring
stretches
of water 
charmed
by laughter
and song...

“Taken from the Shoots” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Taken from the Shoots “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán 

Taken from the shoots 
starting in spring 
as large-leaved deciduous species 
“cool heads and warm feet”
broad leaves evergreen 
grafting hornbeam and beech
growing and keeping 
miniature trees fineness of twigs 
whorls of leaves loose feathery genus...

“Penetrating the Mystique” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ Penetrating the Mystique “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Penetrating the mystique
distilling experience
as repositories of energy
breathing immortality
indulging in borrowed scenery
as living calligraphy
influenced heavily by gnarled trees
resembling humanity
with the privilege of traveling
into miniature plantings
with the thickness of a grafted match
like an air-layered branch
as fairly handsome moss and sphagnum
used for wrapping in cascade fashion
kept tightly matted at a slant held hard and fast...

“ Into a Delightful Unknown” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Into a Delightful Unknown”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Into a delightful unknown
evoking emotions
scattering seeds nurturing species
greeting butterflies and bees
sprouting clusters of green
beneath stands of trees
showing bold leaves of variegated queens
large shagbark hickories
ever intertwining climbing vines
striking hybrids sweetspire wild columbine...

“Swords Pointing Down” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

”Swords Pointing Down”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Swords pointing down
rafters fashioned
from spear shafts and war gear
gloriously feasting and sporting
underscored by slaughter
in order to ward off misfortunes
visualized in the form
of a life force linked to water
where whales become land
upon going into a trance
as an oil lamp recalling, “Aurora” ...

“ A Premonition “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ A Premonition “

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A premonition of four-winged figures
converging in a river invoking inscriptions
on pillars rich in narrative as initiatic gifts
embodying stability hovering over reeds
spared ordeals via the deeds of poets and seers
surviving manuscripts on breastplates and spears...

“Kept Wide Awake at Midnight” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán....

” Kept Wide Awake at Midnight “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Kept wide awake at midnight
blooms of white blue lunar light
dwarf juniper thyme
listening to the night
half wild tangling vines
a caterpillar’s appetite
glowing green mushroom white
fragrant varieties petunia hybrids
superbly oversized midnight moon vines
garden life seeds ripening...

“The Rise of the Icon” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ The Rise of the Icon “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The rise of the icon
in cosmic time
signifying civilized life
as paths of light
streak across waters to the sky
likened to long drawn-out sighs
at the dawning of first light
rough uprights
muscular lines
exotic spices
blueberry shine
ivory stripes
pale-toned geysers
glistening
with moonlight ...

“ Sunny Borders “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ Sunny Borders “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Sunny borders
native and non-native
blue-starred
multitudes of blossoms
blue spires
reminiscent of lupines
8 hours of sunlight
on sunny isles
of ironweed and sneezeweed
delicately filigreed leaves
miniature trees as living antiques
of beauty and majesty
aesthetically pleasing
air-layered soil and terrain
linking the present day
to thickset lemon-scented berries
atop gossamer webbing
tipped by wiry stems
silky seed heads
sun-drenched
rings and crests ...

“A Shaky Border” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ A Shaky Border “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A shaky border
a fence or a wall
for bear’s-breeches
gray-green leaves
growing seasons
typical greenery
yellow or silvery
rue anemone
Solomon’s seal
votive offerings
filled with stories
along motioning waters
symbolizing storms
as Fair Spring Daughters
and Red -Nose Frosts
in gaping voids
holding hammers aloft
as serpents coil
wading ashore
restoring order
feasting and sporting
destiny’s avoidance
spitting poison
placing lime in soil
during monochromatic falls...

“The Mild Air” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” The Mild Air “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The mild air
a famous fragrance
creamy blossoms
leathery leaves
half-hearty evergreens
leaden moonbeams
silvery berries
a keen sense of smell
the earth itself
cuttings developing
collected from the wild
as prominent spires
providing height
bringing bright new life
staring eyes mythical rites
many a tribe of universal types
as song cycles of wind and lightning ...

“Only a Temporary Reprieve” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Only a Temporary Reprieve “

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Only a temporary reprieve
from uncertainties
and unfathomabilities via Mythology
created with a series
of not-daring-to-appear unrealities
having smelled the goodness
of offerings behind divine activities
exploring interlinking diversities
as sympathies to suffering
introduced by dynasties
attempting to seize on emergency
procedures deemed to be
judgement deities in between regions
of assuaging ideologies
throughout an exemplary eternity
donning the mourning of earlier beliefs
now considered folly
while evoking anarchy destructive energy
litanies of infertility
falling into a deep sleep being unable to flee
evoking initiatic mysteries
depicting defeats yet envisioning
moon-preserved seeds emerging
into night-blooming purity seen springing
from a foaming sea sprouting as green olive trees ...

“Female Figures” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Female Figures”

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Female figures
owing the world
the word, “myth”
coming to mean,
“ a story”
falling just short
of factual accuracy
as a set of characters
already well aware
of when gods were men
while women read texts
like innumerable tellings
and re-tellings
of extraordinarily
secular epics
as grand self-expressions
both chosen and invested
in a city of interdependent
temples of unique assemblies
ending ultimately in, “a heaven”
that’s neither masculine
nor feminine without exception
then rising again ...

“Magic Cauldrons” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ Magic Cauldrons”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Magic cauldrons
are never empty
bronze silver and copper
widely depicted as art objects
of mythology
along with a great affinity
for divinities
and their offerings
re-enacting all classes
of society
embodying stability
becoming a big hit
staying true to vision
mixed in with a little soft shoe...

“Bathing and Anointing” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Bathing and Anointing “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Bathing and anointing
enthroned in place
as the earth shakes
for a family of graces
deemed, “The Good Creation”
in the presence of bright flames
attested by the wealth
of rejuvenated names
given stability by the ancients
along a muddy bank
by virtue of the annual inundation
regarded as “sacred”
portrayed on vase paintings
from chaos to creation
calm and easily tamed
once assimilated
now appearing on breast plates ...

“Believed” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Believed “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Believed
to have lived
in the mountains
as no secret
over long periods
traced directly
to the fineness
of twigs
and the shape
of the leaves
while weeping
naturally...

“The Common Designation” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán “Beneath Tasseling Trees” ...

“ The Common Designation”
 by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

The common designation
of normality bound between
the stones of the stream
pleased by the rich
gifts they bring
to all aspects of history
like the passing idioms
of darkening winters
as sacred discs
imparting significance
dreaming of species
becoming capable of healing
all by spiritual means
creating living human beings
via inscriptive mythic activity
beneath tasseling trees ...