“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...