" Bubble Worries "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Bubble worries
ballooning
bottom lines
set aside
unauthorized
complaints filed
promising tips
bill cramming
overly attached
juice for tablets
kickstands
in the back
of enormous
stature
gruesome
photographs
graphic details
few fans
of grand masters
tax-bite tailored
middle class
public attractions
like pancreatic cancer
slashed demands
mobile ads given scale
zones from fracturing
country acts taken aback
bypassed absent
sent packing
asymptomatic
implant mishandlings
prematurely failing
metal and plastic
selling gas
turning into a dad
deceptive blasts
as crude salvos
ravaged and abandoned
tearing rabidly
with ferocity
like lovers that dare
to cover scandals
of savoir-faire
while happily tail kicking
with twin-fisted efficiency
under conditions of anonymity
usually in six-figured "Playbills"
slightly uptight yet radiantly
seizing on some flimsy
overbearing Philistine
appeasingly suspicious
of ennobled wishes
in sonorous choruses
while blocking chords
tinged with recall
when all is lost
match point...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Indifferent or Indiscriminate
" Indifferent or Indiscriminate "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Indifferent or indiscriminate
dressed to kill war weary
stranded dolphins on Cape Cod
bottle nosed smoldering
gulping being coaxed
out in droves of crossbows
etched all over as eye openers
on loan like loopholes in gazebos
rarely in sync hanging from the ceiling
every year since gone missing
as robotic figures in armor
peacocking in the fashion flock
glitzy parties fanciful progenies
surges in artistry delving deeper
filigreed chroniclings out of courtesy
zeroing in at the peak of red pleats
on the street feeling the squeeze
fleeing uncertain journeys
in dingy port cities poised for freedom
foundering at sea with impunity
comforting weeping refugees
dodging police with urban amnesty
while lacking amenities
more beholding to bulldozing
on the dole on rudimentary roads
in violations of codes since grown...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Indifferent or indiscriminate
dressed to kill war weary
stranded dolphins on Cape Cod
bottle nosed smoldering
gulping being coaxed
out in droves of crossbows
etched all over as eye openers
on loan like loopholes in gazebos
rarely in sync hanging from the ceiling
every year since gone missing
as robotic figures in armor
peacocking in the fashion flock
glitzy parties fanciful progenies
surges in artistry delving deeper
filigreed chroniclings out of courtesy
zeroing in at the peak of red pleats
on the street feeling the squeeze
fleeing uncertain journeys
in dingy port cities poised for freedom
foundering at sea with impunity
comforting weeping refugees
dodging police with urban amnesty
while lacking amenities
more beholding to bulldozing
on the dole on rudimentary roads
in violations of codes since grown...
Monday, April 29, 2013
Jarring and Provocative
" Jarring and Provocative "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Googled art reviews
half hidden half human
perimeters of the herd
geometric at first
staking claims to turf
with eyes burning
in massacres
of vice versa
dumb pumped and ugly
in bulk as unsecured luxuries
in mosh pits of hungrily overstuffed
bungalows blown up
impinging on one another
as eyes struggle
with scrappy construction
of pop cultures for disrupted lovers
like corruptive colors slung together
by spontaneous combustion
emblazoned hands raised
as legacies to leather and lace
lurking backstage in the basement
like dumb stuff just made up
crude jarring and provocative
while yelping and walloping wantonly...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Googled art reviews
half hidden half human
perimeters of the herd
geometric at first
staking claims to turf
with eyes burning
in massacres
of vice versa
dumb pumped and ugly
in bulk as unsecured luxuries
in mosh pits of hungrily overstuffed
bungalows blown up
impinging on one another
as eyes struggle
with scrappy construction
of pop cultures for disrupted lovers
like corruptive colors slung together
by spontaneous combustion
emblazoned hands raised
as legacies to leather and lace
lurking backstage in the basement
like dumb stuff just made up
crude jarring and provocative
while yelping and walloping wantonly...
So Pronounced
" So Pronounced "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
So pronounced
as unsuccessful battles
in a clearinghouse
of beige boxes in a closet
for stolen property
like remarkable memoirs
of the impossible
as pursuits of bruised art
in catastrophic
burned-out hospitals
for the prized bronzes
of the impoverished
involuntarily expecting to crest
while lifting wolf protections
when nickel fetches public comments
well over forgotten authentic suspects
running from debts of the influential
taught to play melodies
to keep it that way
by appearing on radio
as instrument makers
carried off stage
vocal tracks later
back to cocaine
after changing labels
like elder statesmen
changing cassette tapes
nearly every day
in narrow inaccessible places...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
So pronounced
as unsuccessful battles
in a clearinghouse
of beige boxes in a closet
for stolen property
like remarkable memoirs
of the impossible
as pursuits of bruised art
in catastrophic
burned-out hospitals
for the prized bronzes
of the impoverished
involuntarily expecting to crest
while lifting wolf protections
when nickel fetches public comments
well over forgotten authentic suspects
running from debts of the influential
taught to play melodies
to keep it that way
by appearing on radio
as instrument makers
carried off stage
vocal tracks later
back to cocaine
after changing labels
like elder statesmen
changing cassette tapes
nearly every day
in narrow inaccessible places...
Doesn't Matter
" Doesn't Matter "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Doesn't matter
sitting on a backless
muscle mass
making tomorrow happen
in non-sleeping patterns
while stretching the back
in not-too-taxing
activities of critical factors
as predictive powers
enabling Samaritans
with second opinions
to simply stop eating
within nurseries of pink
along with amenities
of being unnecessarily treated
by reconstruction techniques
education and screening
double mastectomies
skipping sunscreen
for branding disease
making up studies
over the summer
ending up mulling
over puzzling subjects
finely sculpted
as eyebrows went up...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Doesn't matter
sitting on a backless
muscle mass
making tomorrow happen
in non-sleeping patterns
while stretching the back
in not-too-taxing
activities of critical factors
as predictive powers
enabling Samaritans
with second opinions
to simply stop eating
within nurseries of pink
along with amenities
of being unnecessarily treated
by reconstruction techniques
education and screening
double mastectomies
skipping sunscreen
for branding disease
making up studies
over the summer
ending up mulling
over puzzling subjects
finely sculpted
as eyebrows went up...
Unfinished Business
" Unfinished Business "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
A reopening
of unfinished business
saved as similar
words overheard
like a search
for the particularly
baffled first person
twisted blacklisted in film
by committees of fiction
progressively different
up until dinner in a bit
of voyeuristic long distance
like the changing lyrics
inscripted in pinky rings
of self-consciously
whirling trajectories
sitting entirely still
jealously split
collaborative ever since
resonantly commissioned
by illogical rituals
shed like snakeskin
spending a long time
frightened at midnight
riffing off ideas
as subpoenas
literally chased
character based
name to name
like real-life neighbors
completely wasted
passed on to babies
soloed away
while hoping to emulate
glamour on stage...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
A reopening
of unfinished business
saved as similar
words overheard
like a search
for the particularly
baffled first person
twisted blacklisted in film
by committees of fiction
progressively different
up until dinner in a bit
of voyeuristic long distance
like the changing lyrics
inscripted in pinky rings
of self-consciously
whirling trajectories
sitting entirely still
jealously split
collaborative ever since
resonantly commissioned
by illogical rituals
shed like snakeskin
spending a long time
frightened at midnight
riffing off ideas
as subpoenas
literally chased
character based
name to name
like real-life neighbors
completely wasted
passed on to babies
soloed away
while hoping to emulate
glamour on stage...
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Changing the Dynamic
" Changing the Dynamic "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Changing the dynamic
sputtering in shambles
instead of flailing
struggling in no huddles
turned into fluxes
kept running by build ups
like unconstructed rushes
without the backup
of life-threatening maladies
reactive in practice like sticky bans
of the coaching staff for champions
widening the gap by building ramps
dirt sand and trash
as forces of collapse
ruled unaccountable
in sold-out crowds
of prowess strewn with towels
during first-round ousters
akin to bringing an outsized
house down in a rout
like a strike out with a slider
resuscitated by keen-eyed
costume design resized
to fit a child outright
in bona fide premieres live
as nightmarish archetyped icons
inherently improvised big time...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Changing the dynamic
sputtering in shambles
instead of flailing
struggling in no huddles
turned into fluxes
kept running by build ups
like unconstructed rushes
without the backup
of life-threatening maladies
reactive in practice like sticky bans
of the coaching staff for champions
widening the gap by building ramps
dirt sand and trash
as forces of collapse
ruled unaccountable
in sold-out crowds
of prowess strewn with towels
during first-round ousters
akin to bringing an outsized
house down in a rout
like a strike out with a slider
resuscitated by keen-eyed
costume design resized
to fit a child outright
in bona fide premieres live
as nightmarish archetyped icons
inherently improvised big time...
Only in Remnants
" Only in Remnants "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Only in remnants
of must-see events
going well as hope
for a mother lode
of smartphones
still in tuxedos
playing major roles
hung in the Smithsonian
like insect embryos
undergoing old skin molts
lettered sub-coastally
named for the vein
like resting stages
of inane behaviors
ranging from a few days
in distasteful simulations
not your typical subway
as summer generations
square-tipped marking pens
taking to the ground in steps
like unusual residents
especially in the west
while playing roles of temperatures
cold blooded
no internal mechanisms
like lateral baskers
with darkening scales
taking full advantage
laying eggs
only around midday
antennae straightened
in dense vegetation
seeking mates
under cliff overhangs
as salt intake
actively engaged
until after eight
during daylight savings
with increased appreciation
preventing inhumane
abnormal haunts
over the the long haul
with pairs of forceps
handling postage stamps
in transparent plasticine sleeves
being released during butterfly season
temperatures above freezing
found in the clear...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Only in remnants
of must-see events
going well as hope
for a mother lode
of smartphones
still in tuxedos
playing major roles
hung in the Smithsonian
like insect embryos
undergoing old skin molts
lettered sub-coastally
named for the vein
like resting stages
of inane behaviors
ranging from a few days
in distasteful simulations
not your typical subway
as summer generations
square-tipped marking pens
taking to the ground in steps
like unusual residents
especially in the west
while playing roles of temperatures
cold blooded
no internal mechanisms
like lateral baskers
with darkening scales
taking full advantage
laying eggs
only around midday
antennae straightened
in dense vegetation
seeking mates
under cliff overhangs
as salt intake
actively engaged
until after eight
during daylight savings
with increased appreciation
preventing inhumane
abnormal haunts
over the the long haul
with pairs of forceps
handling postage stamps
in transparent plasticine sleeves
being released during butterfly season
temperatures above freezing
found in the clear...
The Language of Pattern
" The Language of Pattern "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
The language of pattern
not affording to dawdle
unmuzzling genes
using their proteins
in healthy colonies
spreading quickly
killing its victims
by biting off bits
of the parasitic
with capacities
for grammar
from the Latin
"fractus" flabbergasted
on campus by the mathematics
of facts in heretical abstractions
like finite challenges
as enigmatic alphabets
fresh or processed
particularly trendy
yet totally unexpected
versus the heavy
warmer weather
generally selling
as accessories
of increasing percents
questioning contents
without question
like spring dresses
and royalty checks
for the newest collection
while tussling with spectrums
of surviving under-represented
members hammered together
sets of Stetsons
many mezzos of envy
with wild abandon
in handfuls of sass
like alternatives to sand
as former faves tramping
while our mileage varies...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
The language of pattern
not affording to dawdle
unmuzzling genes
using their proteins
in healthy colonies
spreading quickly
killing its victims
by biting off bits
of the parasitic
with capacities
for grammar
from the Latin
"fractus" flabbergasted
on campus by the mathematics
of facts in heretical abstractions
like finite challenges
as enigmatic alphabets
fresh or processed
particularly trendy
yet totally unexpected
versus the heavy
warmer weather
generally selling
as accessories
of increasing percents
questioning contents
without question
like spring dresses
and royalty checks
for the newest collection
while tussling with spectrums
of surviving under-represented
members hammered together
sets of Stetsons
many mezzos of envy
with wild abandon
in handfuls of sass
like alternatives to sand
as former faves tramping
while our mileage varies...
Saturday, April 27, 2013
A True Rarity
" A True Rarity "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
A true rarity
snapping off tails
paler markings on scales
moveable eyelids
legless lizards
mistaken for snakes
head body length
prominent with age
when regenerated
as racers and whip snakes
except during hibernation
in some parts of the range
foraging throughout the day
decidedly isolated
in clumps of vegetation
with heads raised
in rugged terrain
savagely escaping
yanking away
at widely separated
lacerations
after scooting
into unknown places
between adjacent labials
hissing and vibrating
getting ready to strike
boldly outlined
difficult to define
suffused with light
like opposite types
as remnants of juveniles
anally divided by anterior eyes
at the mouth line of a viperous bite...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
A true rarity
snapping off tails
paler markings on scales
moveable eyelids
legless lizards
mistaken for snakes
head body length
prominent with age
when regenerated
as racers and whip snakes
except during hibernation
in some parts of the range
foraging throughout the day
decidedly isolated
in clumps of vegetation
with heads raised
in rugged terrain
savagely escaping
yanking away
at widely separated
lacerations
after scooting
into unknown places
between adjacent labials
hissing and vibrating
getting ready to strike
boldly outlined
difficult to define
suffused with light
like opposite types
as remnants of juveniles
anally divided by anterior eyes
at the mouth line of a viperous bite...
The First Lure
" The First Lure "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
The first lure
of the persistently perky
not so sure
as strictures
of anonymity
still at issue
like sadistic headmistresses
dwarfed by unscripted millions
in silence for just minutes
sustaining interest
while resembling mannequins
front and back with a faint slap
neither salacious nor pornographic
sensual or ecstatic
breaking through the placid
mild-mannered before hands
as insomniacs gone mad
in song tracks backed by bands
firm and passionate
unlikely to react
as alternatives to a sandman
stringy-haired protagonists
take their chances at random
amounting to dares
like the outlandish
chomping on club sandwiches
while the air crackles...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
The first lure
of the persistently perky
not so sure
as strictures
of anonymity
still at issue
like sadistic headmistresses
dwarfed by unscripted millions
in silence for just minutes
sustaining interest
while resembling mannequins
front and back with a faint slap
neither salacious nor pornographic
sensual or ecstatic
breaking through the placid
mild-mannered before hands
as insomniacs gone mad
in song tracks backed by bands
firm and passionate
unlikely to react
as alternatives to a sandman
stringy-haired protagonists
take their chances at random
amounting to dares
like the outlandish
chomping on club sandwiches
while the air crackles...
The Dizzying Plunge
" The Dizzying Plunge "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
The dizzying plunge
stuck in a rut
of federal cuts
not fearsome enough
from unusually sluggish
too lates for some
spinning as a compass
of simultaneous stock jumps
vanquishing the moneyed
stalling after months
of sign ups
and screw ups
as the world's momentum
in the months ahead
unbecomingly lost in recession
with the exception of a sequester
more or less at the onset
of rushed-through measures
standing together in bottlenecks...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
The dizzying plunge
stuck in a rut
of federal cuts
not fearsome enough
from unusually sluggish
too lates for some
spinning as a compass
of simultaneous stock jumps
vanquishing the moneyed
stalling after months
of sign ups
and screw ups
as the world's momentum
in the months ahead
unbecomingly lost in recession
with the exception of a sequester
more or less at the onset
of rushed-through measures
standing together in bottlenecks...
Lacking Star Power "
" Lacking Star Power "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Referring obliquely
to the needy
drawn from people
in chains of custody
as ramifications of collapsing
cracks for activists
like contractors making magnets
that actually attract
in decisions to allow
the restructuring of sounds
by clamoring for systematic
adaptations to barge traffic
in paperbacks if they happen
as gatherings of established
offensive tackles
lacking star power
in riotous ramblings
through brambles
of chairmen under fair use
on a flagstone tarmac...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Referring obliquely
to the needy
drawn from people
in chains of custody
as ramifications of collapsing
cracks for activists
like contractors making magnets
that actually attract
in decisions to allow
the restructuring of sounds
by clamoring for systematic
adaptations to barge traffic
in paperbacks if they happen
as gatherings of established
offensive tackles
lacking star power
in riotous ramblings
through brambles
of chairmen under fair use
on a flagstone tarmac...
Friday, April 26, 2013
Seeking Better Intelligence
" Seeking Better Intelligence "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Seeking better intelligence
after thwarted attempts
quickly corrected
as sarin at small scales
judging 'Gatsby' in tactics
of exemplary spats
in adaptation like acrobats'
circus packages with original jackets
of radical tactics for barge traffic
offensive tackles
both brash and flashy
in the rubble of collapse
requiring more capital
during bailouts
as last-chance razzle dazzle
less savvy stagecraft
like sing and dance
as menageries of tragedy
more than crass in first class
on their behalf
like the long-lasting unprepared
slingshots as wallets
squeaking popping
simulating tree frogs
temporary ponds
bombarded by rocks
in marshes of hydrocarbons
like novelties just getting started
exotically slapping a flattened hand
while grasping casualties
fastened to wooden handles
snapping turtle tails with salamanders
while carrying a snake in a bag...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Seeking better intelligence
after thwarted attempts
quickly corrected
as sarin at small scales
judging 'Gatsby' in tactics
of exemplary spats
in adaptation like acrobats'
circus packages with original jackets
of radical tactics for barge traffic
offensive tackles
both brash and flashy
in the rubble of collapse
requiring more capital
during bailouts
as last-chance razzle dazzle
less savvy stagecraft
like sing and dance
as menageries of tragedy
more than crass in first class
on their behalf
like the long-lasting unprepared
slingshots as wallets
squeaking popping
simulating tree frogs
temporary ponds
bombarded by rocks
in marshes of hydrocarbons
like novelties just getting started
exotically slapping a flattened hand
while grasping casualties
fastened to wooden handles
snapping turtle tails with salamanders
while carrying a snake in a bag...
Intergradation
" Intergradation "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Ceremonial openings
set in motion
by pomp and parade
feeling constrained
as safety nets praised
in name-calling debates
with quests for inter-racial
inauguration days
never mentioning
the word, "gay"
equated days later
stopping climate change
robust articulation
devastated by rage
in ditches and cattle tanks
keel down back and carapace
intergradation taking place
in shallow lakes
of isolated populations
basking and wary
on panhandles
as fully adult males
with very long nails
wandering about the land
heavily scaled black hatchlings
" calipee " " calipash "
succulent gelatinous
imagined aphrodisiac
mainly of grass and pads
hinged across plastrons
as shallow pallets
burrowing mammals
still in demand
yellowish and tan
almost anywhere
beady scales
running on land
sliding dashing
in mud or sand
for breaths of air...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Ceremonial openings
set in motion
by pomp and parade
feeling constrained
as safety nets praised
in name-calling debates
with quests for inter-racial
inauguration days
never mentioning
the word, "gay"
equated days later
stopping climate change
robust articulation
devastated by rage
in ditches and cattle tanks
keel down back and carapace
intergradation taking place
in shallow lakes
of isolated populations
basking and wary
on panhandles
as fully adult males
with very long nails
wandering about the land
heavily scaled black hatchlings
" calipee " " calipash "
succulent gelatinous
imagined aphrodisiac
mainly of grass and pads
hinged across plastrons
as shallow pallets
burrowing mammals
still in demand
yellowish and tan
almost anywhere
beady scales
running on land
sliding dashing
in mud or sand
for breaths of air...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Applied to Movement
" Applied to Movement "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Applied to movement
as changing solutions
like chopped tomatoes in juice
and adding anchovies if using
nutritional tablespoons
smelling fragrantly
in advanced preparation
adding water to moisten
assuring anonymity
as living things
of subsurface habitability
in long tunnels
of vulnerable species
burrowing to construct
how we judge
newsy topics as the flu
from quirky to abstruse
in infusions of diluted
genetic pools...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Applied to movement
as changing solutions
like chopped tomatoes in juice
and adding anchovies if using
nutritional tablespoons
smelling fragrantly
in advanced preparation
adding water to moisten
assuring anonymity
as living things
of subsurface habitability
in long tunnels
of vulnerable species
burrowing to construct
how we judge
newsy topics as the flu
from quirky to abstruse
in infusions of diluted
genetic pools...
Instantly or Semi-Instantly
" Instantly or Semi-Instantly "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Instantly or semi-instantly
for no apparent reason
as touches of whimsy
allotted as monumentally
arching soffits costing a lot
as enduring charm
with the flair of artistry
loosely speaking
but never actually occurring
like leaping zebras
downed in a stiff drink
of idiosyncrasies
while on the brink
of a raid sequence
otherwise engaged
by watchful waiting
in a frontal gaze
of manifold implications
like taxidermic animals
getting back on track
as affluent benefactors
cross sectioned as characters
after lapsing from human contact
following the wind
in wicked summits
of small white rumps
plainer backed
scalloped scapulars
nesting on marshy ponds
in large colonies
as prickly pears
of green pads
in small scales
like native plants
on plains
and prairies
cactus candy
lanceolate heart-shaped
frequently escaping
broadly ovate
shapes of basal
rocky banks
handsomest seeded capsules
scarcity in some areas
sticky sap boat-shaped bracts
leafy branches
sizable patches long after
the worried well
undetectably
harmed by good health
after getting up
and stretching
during reduced incidences
of infection
while seeking further help
from ounces of prevention
as sedentary rinsed well...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Instantly or semi-instantly
for no apparent reason
as touches of whimsy
allotted as monumentally
arching soffits costing a lot
as enduring charm
with the flair of artistry
loosely speaking
but never actually occurring
like leaping zebras
downed in a stiff drink
of idiosyncrasies
while on the brink
of a raid sequence
otherwise engaged
by watchful waiting
in a frontal gaze
of manifold implications
like taxidermic animals
getting back on track
as affluent benefactors
cross sectioned as characters
after lapsing from human contact
following the wind
in wicked summits
of small white rumps
plainer backed
scalloped scapulars
nesting on marshy ponds
in large colonies
as prickly pears
of green pads
in small scales
like native plants
on plains
and prairies
cactus candy
lanceolate heart-shaped
frequently escaping
broadly ovate
shapes of basal
rocky banks
handsomest seeded capsules
scarcity in some areas
sticky sap boat-shaped bracts
leafy branches
sizable patches long after
the worried well
undetectably
harmed by good health
after getting up
and stretching
during reduced incidences
of infection
while seeking further help
from ounces of prevention
as sedentary rinsed well...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Murky Legacies
" Murky Legacies "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Murky legacies
deemed weakened
by digitally lean
minorities as cheerleaders
for multi-religious themes
with deal-making abilities
colliding with codpieces
concocted by pharmacies
after scrambling randomly
in financial disasters
unmasked by tailwinds
from elsewhere
disproportionately
stronger in spring and fall
like pelagic black-legged
kittiwakes heads and napes
smudged with gray still waiting
for emailed statements
not just as creation
of industry chains
as take-no-prisoners
examinations of 401(K)s
for decision makers
never having made
minimum wage
as a blazing stars
species name
in unwanted flavors
spiking rayless
over well-separated
ranges elongating
on occasionally
alternating ungainly days...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Murky legacies
deemed weakened
by digitally lean
minorities as cheerleaders
for multi-religious themes
with deal-making abilities
colliding with codpieces
concocted by pharmacies
after scrambling randomly
in financial disasters
unmasked by tailwinds
from elsewhere
disproportionately
stronger in spring and fall
like pelagic black-legged
kittiwakes heads and napes
smudged with gray still waiting
for emailed statements
not just as creation
of industry chains
as take-no-prisoners
examinations of 401(K)s
for decision makers
never having made
minimum wage
as a blazing stars
species name
in unwanted flavors
spiking rayless
over well-separated
ranges elongating
on occasionally
alternating ungainly days...
Tripping Seraphims
" Tripping Seraphims "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Squarely into the middle
with victims losing limbs
as Biblical equivalents
of tripping seraphims
stumbling at the finish
in arresting images
like pilgrims transfixed
by ballistically grisly
derelict terrorists
scourged
by unheard
words of utter
uncertainty
while being
bullied
and bawling
during a brawl
as star-crossed
soft landings
with crossed swords
backs to the audience
rejoindered by applause
in a bombed-out performance
unbecomingly dubbed,
" out of doors "
in unusually strong
influential songs
softly soaring
after fleeting across
trigger points
as disastrous zigzags
hailed as unassailable
bolts and nails
never flagging in prayer...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Squarely into the middle
with victims losing limbs
as Biblical equivalents
of tripping seraphims
stumbling at the finish
in arresting images
like pilgrims transfixed
by ballistically grisly
derelict terrorists
scourged
by unheard
words of utter
uncertainty
while being
bullied
and bawling
during a brawl
as star-crossed
soft landings
with crossed swords
backs to the audience
rejoindered by applause
in a bombed-out performance
unbecomingly dubbed,
" out of doors "
in unusually strong
influential songs
softly soaring
after fleeting across
trigger points
as disastrous zigzags
hailed as unassailable
bolts and nails
never flagging in prayer...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Aforementioned
" Aforementioned "
by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Aforementioned
blacktopped again
like whatevers
as best we can
in machinations
of the not always
accurate coming back
with a lack of disparities
combing hair
at the grande up there
bantering inadequately
wrestling with mortality
on a laptop in a rattan chair
as scratchy misunderstandings
of advocacy enacting
sorting outs for the sell outs
stamped out by black magic
in acts after the fact
like interlocking vamps
and bandleaders
becoming enchanted
by corporate branding
at Roseland
with the Goosefoot Family
radiantly symmetrical
bisexuals or unisexuals
introduced as members
turning reddish
extending stems
separate petals
exuding sap from cracks
in extensive mats
as parts detach
from poverty grasses
foreshortened radically
as actual terminal panicles...
by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Aforementioned
blacktopped again
like whatevers
as best we can
in machinations
of the not always
accurate coming back
with a lack of disparities
combing hair
at the grande up there
bantering inadequately
wrestling with mortality
on a laptop in a rattan chair
as scratchy misunderstandings
of advocacy enacting
sorting outs for the sell outs
stamped out by black magic
in acts after the fact
like interlocking vamps
and bandleaders
becoming enchanted
by corporate branding
at Roseland
with the Goosefoot Family
radiantly symmetrical
bisexuals or unisexuals
introduced as members
turning reddish
extending stems
separate petals
exuding sap from cracks
in extensive mats
as parts detach
from poverty grasses
foreshortened radically
as actual terminal panicles...
Penalties Reflected
" Penalties Reflected "
by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Penalties reflected
in an Etch a Sketch's
post-recessional potential
in rows of pedestals
and along parapets
in moments of sinewy stillness
while living in the unnatural conditions
of half-timbered buildings
filled with fallibilities
spoofed by bobbing balloons
during trips to the zoo
in collaborative groups
trying to feed food
to cud chewers still on view
with blades bit through
with shaky reigns far and away
hastened toward big gains
like long-time patriots
oh how times have changed
as severely underestimated
improved data in the latest
communiques while weighing
complaints of cattle waste
and rattle snakes in digital ages
as compensation
when flights are delayed
by sequestered legislation
becoming too broad
and seriously flawed
in consortiums of last calls
while falling short as false
androidal reports of slaughtered
horses transported from across
the border in an uproar
like leafless stalks escaping
from cultivation in tooth shapes
with fine veins and foul-
smelling flowers that attract carrion
narrowly facing downward
no matter how fallow the ground
reddish brown nearly throughout
whorled around as menstral disorders
except for far north like essential oils
of the so called strongly coarse
yet ornamentally elongated sprawl...
by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Penalties reflected
in an Etch a Sketch's
post-recessional potential
in rows of pedestals
and along parapets
in moments of sinewy stillness
while living in the unnatural conditions
of half-timbered buildings
filled with fallibilities
spoofed by bobbing balloons
during trips to the zoo
in collaborative groups
trying to feed food
to cud chewers still on view
with blades bit through
with shaky reigns far and away
hastened toward big gains
like long-time patriots
oh how times have changed
as severely underestimated
improved data in the latest
communiques while weighing
complaints of cattle waste
and rattle snakes in digital ages
as compensation
when flights are delayed
by sequestered legislation
becoming too broad
and seriously flawed
in consortiums of last calls
while falling short as false
androidal reports of slaughtered
horses transported from across
the border in an uproar
like leafless stalks escaping
from cultivation in tooth shapes
with fine veins and foul-
smelling flowers that attract carrion
narrowly facing downward
no matter how fallow the ground
reddish brown nearly throughout
whorled around as menstral disorders
except for far north like essential oils
of the so called strongly coarse
yet ornamentally elongated sprawl...
Monday, April 22, 2013
Pivotal and Political
" Pivotal and Political "
by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Pivotal and political
unfortunate slips
as testy tempers
of unsettling senses
like incandescence
with the tastiness
of multidisciplinary
fennel and fringed gentian
erect smooth stems
irregular petals
elliptical leaflets
tapering ends
visceral grievances
avenging deaths
as dissents
from the bench
and misconduct
by the defense
within the realm
of jurisprudence
constrained
in a regulatory maze
once the veneer
of civilization
stacked on increasingly
mangled small tables
scraped away
as street savvy
proliferations of beige
staged on runaway runways
looming large with black leggings
while marching in parades
and staking claims to ticker tape
in full-service operations as staples
of made-up moneyed games
of modern-day fragrances
like cult favorites that won't fade away
after cantering throughout crusades
as tankers sank on vintage radio
station configurations undulating
in choppy waves dinged and replaced
like breastplates waged as magnates
of speculation kept circulating
while hanging with revelations
widely spaced profanely
as soulful appreciation
for the armless clay
of constant change...
by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Pivotal and political
unfortunate slips
as testy tempers
of unsettling senses
like incandescence
with the tastiness
of multidisciplinary
fennel and fringed gentian
erect smooth stems
irregular petals
elliptical leaflets
tapering ends
visceral grievances
avenging deaths
as dissents
from the bench
and misconduct
by the defense
within the realm
of jurisprudence
constrained
in a regulatory maze
once the veneer
of civilization
stacked on increasingly
mangled small tables
scraped away
as street savvy
proliferations of beige
staged on runaway runways
looming large with black leggings
while marching in parades
and staking claims to ticker tape
in full-service operations as staples
of made-up moneyed games
of modern-day fragrances
like cult favorites that won't fade away
after cantering throughout crusades
as tankers sank on vintage radio
station configurations undulating
in choppy waves dinged and replaced
like breastplates waged as magnates
of speculation kept circulating
while hanging with revelations
widely spaced profanely
as soulful appreciation
for the armless clay
of constant change...
Sunday, April 21, 2013
From One Wing to Another
" From One Wing to Another "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
From one wing
to the other
after pulling the plug
and barking
at one another
as subadults' mea culpas
over open country
in mediocre descending notes
lower and lower in tone
evoking plovers
with postocular spots
and cobweb nods
minutely barbed
yet noxiously prominent
as glandular hairs
in woodlands
of fused anthers
lanceolately clasping
while thriving on bare
arctic strands
with the futility of capture
unwrapped in visceral fashion
like portentously theatrical
contextualized facts sent packing
totally out of character...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
From one wing
to the other
after pulling the plug
and barking
at one another
as subadults' mea culpas
over open country
in mediocre descending notes
lower and lower in tone
evoking plovers
with postocular spots
and cobweb nods
minutely barbed
yet noxiously prominent
as glandular hairs
in woodlands
of fused anthers
lanceolately clasping
while thriving on bare
arctic strands
with the futility of capture
unwrapped in visceral fashion
like portentously theatrical
contextualized facts sent packing
totally out of character...
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Provoked
" Provoked "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Provoked
praised for boldly
onerous
gender-controlled
fashion shows
seemingly serious
in need of feverish immediacy
like runway pieces
for high-end boutiques
including baggy jammys
worn backwards
as shammies
on designer racks
stagnating labels
in half the cases
of hand-made
blue lasers
for over-the-top
presentations
individually portrayed
as single shades
of black jacks in spades
during bridge games
being played
while wearing
light-weight chambray
at card tables
on sunny days
painted and framed
like navy windbreakers
of tailor-made crazy eights
evenly spaced and uncomplicated
in new generations of plainness
interfacing the graceful
in all sorts of ways on estates
of former days in many ways
mundane like white-gloved fame
for slaves put up in the basement
as wind-swept games of trade
at the end-stage
of a non-profit organizations
taking their names
from human remains...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Provoked
praised for boldly
onerous
gender-controlled
fashion shows
seemingly serious
in need of feverish immediacy
like runway pieces
for high-end boutiques
including baggy jammys
worn backwards
as shammies
on designer racks
stagnating labels
in half the cases
of hand-made
blue lasers
for over-the-top
presentations
individually portrayed
as single shades
of black jacks in spades
during bridge games
being played
while wearing
light-weight chambray
at card tables
on sunny days
painted and framed
like navy windbreakers
of tailor-made crazy eights
evenly spaced and uncomplicated
in new generations of plainness
interfacing the graceful
in all sorts of ways on estates
of former days in many ways
mundane like white-gloved fame
for slaves put up in the basement
as wind-swept games of trade
at the end-stage
of a non-profit organizations
taking their names
from human remains...
Slightly Arched
" Slightly Arched "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Slightly arched
fairly common
underparts
uniformly dark
rufous barred
slightly cocked
nasal quality
" kee-ah "
dominant conifer
less harsh
large flocks
southern parts
crested caracaras
spinal columns
of undetermined origins
initial winter
two-toned bill
lower pitched
post-breeding visitor
roof tops sand bars
coarsely scaled raspy
upright stances
generally rare
white trailing
raucous noisy cackling
" go-back go-back "
bubbling air sacks
aquatic " kak-kak-kak "
casual straggler
range and habitat
under tail broader bands
sooty pale offshore elsewhere
red tailed colorfully bare...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Slightly arched
fairly common
underparts
uniformly dark
rufous barred
slightly cocked
nasal quality
" kee-ah "
dominant conifer
less harsh
large flocks
southern parts
crested caracaras
spinal columns
of undetermined origins
initial winter
two-toned bill
lower pitched
post-breeding visitor
roof tops sand bars
coarsely scaled raspy
upright stances
generally rare
white trailing
raucous noisy cackling
" go-back go-back "
bubbling air sacks
aquatic " kak-kak-kak "
casual straggler
range and habitat
under tail broader bands
sooty pale offshore elsewhere
red tailed colorfully bare...
Airy Tickley
" Airy Tickley "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Airy tickley
leading ladies
made plain
as Sunday matinees
incarnate
like psychic breaks
of formulaic statements
for avian compilations
on stream banks
for scrub jays
well out of range
of nasally ravens
becoming grayish
at the base
in mysterious
strains of impatiens
summed up as malaise
responding gamely
to petticoat interpretations
as storage spaces for estates
after passing away...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Airy tickley
leading ladies
made plain
as Sunday matinees
incarnate
like psychic breaks
of formulaic statements
for avian compilations
on stream banks
for scrub jays
well out of range
of nasally ravens
becoming grayish
at the base
in mysterious
strains of impatiens
summed up as malaise
responding gamely
to petticoat interpretations
as storage spaces for estates
after passing away...
Now Terhered
" Now Tethered "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom, & Mom-Mom Suzán
Now tethered
at an opening reception
of howevers as dance filaments
with self-identities at the center
reading text messages
of the glittery set
in reinvention
as corrective measures
stunning yet unimpressive
keeping to themselves
as single concepts
minus dementia
with vibrant rugby stripes
where the answer lies
while trying to fit just right
but never really minding why
winding up forthrightly
on the unbearable side
above the biceps of otherwise
like pricey designers
darting like dragonflies
streaked above riptides
in the wilds of madras bow ties
once spied like faint outlines
on the wild side
of noncompliance
gone awry as giant
black-eyed oxeyes
as lance-leaved
sneezeweed
with mouse ears...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom, & Mom-Mom Suzán
Now tethered
at an opening reception
of howevers as dance filaments
with self-identities at the center
reading text messages
of the glittery set
in reinvention
as corrective measures
stunning yet unimpressive
keeping to themselves
as single concepts
minus dementia
with vibrant rugby stripes
where the answer lies
while trying to fit just right
but never really minding why
winding up forthrightly
on the unbearable side
above the biceps of otherwise
like pricey designers
darting like dragonflies
streaked above riptides
in the wilds of madras bow ties
once spied like faint outlines
on the wild side
of noncompliance
gone awry as giant
black-eyed oxeyes
as lance-leaved
sneezeweed
with mouse ears...
Hilly Terrain
" Hilly Terrain "
by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Hilly terrain
neck shorter
tail longer
horned fore neck
wintering on salt
in North American waters
miles offshore
mainly in late fall
before taking off
forehead and lores
comparatively smaller auklets
expanding northward
long and drawn out
cinnamon overall
as many more
north of the forest
rapid staccato
communal saguaro
monotonously less common
sighted in Florida
with white spotting
and dog-like barks
largest and darkest
heavily barred
ear tufts prominent
spaced well apart
as suburban gardens
oak-conifer
psychological nuance
gathered as artworks
before departing
soldiering on
becoming demolished
architectural projects
blocks and blocks
rock solid salt marsh
frequently arching
wild garlic
long linear flat
seeded capsule
fibrous skin
showily loco
members of both
waste place and fragrance
yellow at the base
native to Asia
in grotesque shapes
broadly ovate
common names
singular lengths
like dried bouquets
tending to disintegrate
escaping cultivation
in succulent chambers
protruding stamens
long and fragrant
poisonous to grazing
nectar accumulations
in heart shapes
open at the base
ovate to lanceolate
genus names
cone shapes
germinate...
by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Hilly terrain
neck shorter
tail longer
horned fore neck
wintering on salt
in North American waters
miles offshore
mainly in late fall
before taking off
forehead and lores
comparatively smaller auklets
expanding northward
long and drawn out
cinnamon overall
as many more
north of the forest
rapid staccato
communal saguaro
monotonously less common
sighted in Florida
with white spotting
and dog-like barks
largest and darkest
heavily barred
ear tufts prominent
spaced well apart
as suburban gardens
oak-conifer
psychological nuance
gathered as artworks
before departing
soldiering on
becoming demolished
architectural projects
blocks and blocks
rock solid salt marsh
frequently arching
wild garlic
long linear flat
seeded capsule
fibrous skin
showily loco
members of both
waste place and fragrance
yellow at the base
native to Asia
in grotesque shapes
broadly ovate
common names
singular lengths
like dried bouquets
tending to disintegrate
escaping cultivation
in succulent chambers
protruding stamens
long and fragrant
poisonous to grazing
nectar accumulations
in heart shapes
open at the base
ovate to lanceolate
genus names
cone shapes
germinate...
Raising Crises to New Heights
" Raising Crises to New Heights "
by Suzán Jiván,
Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Raising crises to new heights
like primary paradigms
of long goodbyes
traced to be widely hybridized
radical ideas
flipping, twisting
rotating and detaching
too gruesome to display
as confirmation
of a decentralized bank
overtaken by cascades
of incoming information
at a rapid pace
by quasi former heads of state
while on their breaks
going to great lengths
to overtake condemnation
of the days tangled takes
from a quaking home stake
of miscalculations
in a five-block radius
frozen in anticipation
of further deregulation
as calculated inundations
from friends and neighbors
analysts and agents
with arcane names
largely escaping
through engraved entryways
of cheerless transformation
by the highly educated's
vast lack of imagination
met by the chief complaints
of the ultra-safe startling arrays
in northern constellations
as anonymous yellow stars
half again as large as the odds
of cosmological demolishment
by astronomers tearing at the hearts
of the bygone allies of the arts
like collaged shrinking foreign policies
favoring roles and shapes
pre-packaged and pre-arranged
as somewhat ornate lightweight
angular waists of curvaceously
exaggerated enablements
debuted as paintings
defined by waves
at close range
of irreplaceable
tissue paper
seen as the basis of conté crayons
giving way to accurately conveyed
new angles like long and languid
punctuation in promising placements
quarantined by gray plights of state
like imperfect accommodations
of slightly archaic subjects rotating
in collaboration with botanical
exactitude pared down in recapped
enchanted crosshatchings
raising savvy capital
as sensuality in tiny dabs
painted to last in comparison
with captured anatomy
bent backwards to snatch
endangered bottomlands
from mixed woodlands
like pitcher plants
and yellow flag
bearing bladders
with small bracts
in time capsules
as scraps sent packing
in fragments
believed to have mattered
in comparison
with appearances cogently handled
after failing to find traction
pragmatically unannounced
incalculably diplomatic
changes of tactical magnitude
distractingly invalid
at the maximum right flank
tenaciously crashing
up against brashly
outlasted shortened chapters
as tactical analyses
willfully and unpredictably
indistinguishable...
by Suzán Jiván,
Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Raising crises to new heights
like primary paradigms
of long goodbyes
traced to be widely hybridized
radical ideas
flipping, twisting
rotating and detaching
too gruesome to display
as confirmation
of a decentralized bank
overtaken by cascades
of incoming information
at a rapid pace
by quasi former heads of state
while on their breaks
going to great lengths
to overtake condemnation
of the days tangled takes
from a quaking home stake
of miscalculations
in a five-block radius
frozen in anticipation
of further deregulation
as calculated inundations
from friends and neighbors
analysts and agents
with arcane names
largely escaping
through engraved entryways
of cheerless transformation
by the highly educated's
vast lack of imagination
met by the chief complaints
of the ultra-safe startling arrays
in northern constellations
as anonymous yellow stars
half again as large as the odds
of cosmological demolishment
by astronomers tearing at the hearts
of the bygone allies of the arts
like collaged shrinking foreign policies
favoring roles and shapes
pre-packaged and pre-arranged
as somewhat ornate lightweight
angular waists of curvaceously
exaggerated enablements
debuted as paintings
defined by waves
at close range
of irreplaceable
tissue paper
seen as the basis of conté crayons
giving way to accurately conveyed
new angles like long and languid
punctuation in promising placements
quarantined by gray plights of state
like imperfect accommodations
of slightly archaic subjects rotating
in collaboration with botanical
exactitude pared down in recapped
enchanted crosshatchings
raising savvy capital
as sensuality in tiny dabs
painted to last in comparison
with captured anatomy
bent backwards to snatch
endangered bottomlands
from mixed woodlands
like pitcher plants
and yellow flag
bearing bladders
with small bracts
in time capsules
as scraps sent packing
in fragments
believed to have mattered
in comparison
with appearances cogently handled
after failing to find traction
pragmatically unannounced
incalculably diplomatic
changes of tactical magnitude
distractingly invalid
at the maximum right flank
tenaciously crashing
up against brashly
outlasted shortened chapters
as tactical analyses
willfully and unpredictably
indistinguishable...
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