" 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...
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