Executing the Duty

" Executing the Duty "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...

Executing the duty he and his team
as radical forces in the fray
prevented from obtaining
and demanding a say
in divine mandates
on the main highway
when tensions come anyway
debated as far more complicated
than containment of profound change...

Gloved Puppetry Haiku

" Gloved Puppetry Haiku "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...

Vocal arrangements
mocking mob mentalities
strings sounding shrilly

Hefty layerings
short changing humanity
in an ornate frame

Considered suspect
the biggest in the country
like gloved puppetry

Treated royally
airborne choreography
in parentheses...

Even Deeper into the Dark

" Even Deeper into the Dark "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...

Even deeper
into the dark
as unparalleled
battles
in IMAX

skipping merrily past
popularity
with aggressive
sales tactics

happy to laugh
at disasters
in Indiana
embedded
as samples
in rap tracks

played
at campaign rallies
allowing for jet lag
for families
fleeing unhappy
marriages
at random...

Back Issues of National Geographic

" Back Issues of National Geographic "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...

Double maps like the fastest
land animal with attitude
as the only living barrier
pushing the boundaries
of oral tales in the homeland
when given the chance
of "what" to "where"
and "how" to get "here"
and "why" to go "there"

hidden in grasslands
by blocking the glare
rarely, if ever, before
recorded as semi-
retractile claws
see-sawing over
epic poems solely
attributed to Homer...

Forcing New Looks

" Forcing New Looks "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...

Forcing new looks
like rises in pill-
shifting illicitly
causing stirs
by shooting up

while really needing
treatment with tiny beads
of troubling penal
fracturing growing gaudy
staring in awe true to form

causing prices to spike
for inadequate diets
rallying behind
trying out

pinky fingers
as early warning signals
like teeth of either
goats or sheep
after becoming extinct...

Hemline Mindset

" Hemline Mindset "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...

Central to concepts of levelings
plowing through questions
with broad spectrums
now and again at the expense
of an inevitable hemline mindset...

Surrounded by Legos & 3-Year Olds

"Surrounded by Legos & 3-Year Olds "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...


Surrounded by Legos
and three-year olds
as the latest salvo
with attention focused
on the healthy
images of apples
in fairly large amounts
not turning brown
but branching out...

Calls in Groups

" Calls in Groups "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...

Calls in groups
at dawn and dusk
walking in canopies
concealed in tall trees
flimsy sticks

glossy green
rising in intensity
bright red
flight feathers
heavy yellow

throaty cackles
and coos
thick foliage
rather tame
not easily seen

middle and upper stories
extremely long
seen only in flashes
bare eye rings
host species
heavy barring

more bronzed
through Uganda
described as, "barks"
in Nairobi
two toes forward
two toes back
foster parents

repetitious
"dee-dee-dee
deedereek"
chiefly in nests
of weavers
in equatorial regions

both in trees
and on the ground
hairy and hairless
even bad-
tasting prey
sometimes
eats the eggs

long rank grass
disjunct ares
heavily flapping
tiring easily
rainy periods
barred rump
and vent
gurgling
clumsily

flying noiselessly
typically worldwide
incredible night
daytime sites
sprinkled with white
riverine, tree cavities

fast bubbling stutter
groups of a dozen
fluffy ear tufts
conspicuous eyelids
semi-deserts
ascending, "tee"
whir of wings...

Wearing Suits of Lettuce Green

" Wearing Suits of Lettuce Green "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle
& Eric...

Much less appreciated
not just pastiche
or painstaking
recreations
in search of sensation

disbelieving
the reasons
like freethinkers
wearing suits
of lettuce green

while lampooning
the king and queen
by letting in
dramatic beams

reflected in mirrors
involving overbeaten
whipped cream
mixed in
with ketchup
and pickles...

Be Amused, Tolerant and Pretty

" Be Amused, Tolerant and Pretty "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...

Be amused, tolerant and pretty
while striving for hilarity
cleverly animated
with vulgarity in miniature

recently inspired
by a kibitzer and a kvetch
in a geodesic nest
filled with nebbishes
from the Netherlands
being ground on pedestals...

Turn Out to Date Back

" Turn Out to Date Back "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...

Turn out to date back
on the other hand
in the heads of ants
spanning ancient grasslands

barely visible
as complete organisms
with suckerfish
swarming across its skin
with ship strikes on the rise

as sound waves penetrate
the density of prey
known to migrate
thick with krill

hoping to visit
from start to finish
along the perimeter
no longer visible...

A Tacked-On Addition

" A Tacked-On Addition "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...

A tacked-on addition
ever shifting
into knotty partnerships
with subtle lighting
while embracing
virtues of restraint
avoiding churning clichés
marvelously sophisticated
and waiting to be savored

utterly gripping
members booing
an all-too-foreseeable
rubble-strewn future
occluded by costumes
with gratuitous splatter
mixed with the ashes
of an inquisitive squatter
scrambling across family lines
through blood-stained splayed hands...