“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 ...