Spasms of Entropy

" Spasms of Entropy "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Spasms of entropy
as scolding glances
of invisible gases


swelling hen tenders
on the brink of death
as entrenched fountain pens


non-threatening
epic bedfellows
actually helping eventually


almost identical
mocking efforts
of deep-pocketed emails


erring on the side of ironclad chance
voiced over as a handsome man
basking in bales of inert askings...

Parables with Bluish Casts

" Parables with Bluish Casts "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Brings you back
like gravitation
with white hair
yeah it's family
rapport that's rare
on the other hand
of moral tales
left standing
outgunned
outmanned
come to pass
safe at last
vanquished calvary
parables
with bluish casts...

Both Sides of a High-Rise

" Both Sides of a High-Rise "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Both sides
of a high-rise
intense light
grizzled lifer


one-and-the-same
backyard collaboration
one-hand-clapping parody
compassion surrogate family


passivity almost idyllic
seedy particulars
shyly raspy laughter
kept asking...

Inscrutably Deadpan

" Inscrutably Deadpan "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Reached a few days
pretty straightforwardly
struggling to locate only change
aiming squarely at fairly recently
strangely catchy preludes and fugues
overlapped by babbling subject matter
irrational tryouts standing and staring
drawn last inscrutably deadpan...

Out-of-Town Words of Mouth

" Out-of-Town Words of Mouth "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Tinkering with re-imaginings
having tackled problematic hacks
on tactical vampire bandwagons
in the last acts
of unsustained musicality
neglecting to thank social dance fads
after emphatically napping
pinned down by out-of-town
words of mouth...

No Compelling Need

" No Compelling Need "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


No compelling need
for vulnerable periods
before or since
neither polished
nor flashy
as flailing hands
free-of-flab
in reconciled pasts


like giggling masses
embraced
at arm's length
in make-believe spaces
traced day after day
affixed to doorways
as sacred places
of singsonging intonations
forever played...

Starstruck

" Starstruck "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Tripped over
the almost chosen
loath to speak


mouthing words
on film-released
shoe strings


pop-up, pop-out
bedeviled lovers
starstruck...

Bubble-Gum-Gun's Butt

" Bubble-Gum-Gun's Butt "


by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Facing a bubble-
gum-gun's butt
while packing
an apparent
cowgirl fantasy
as mouthfuls of vowels
quickly called out
bounding up and down
laughing out loud...

The Current Face

" The Current Face "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The current face
keenly accommodating
like iteration flaunted by the late
goings on against the grain
as very-vague-co-indicated-
out-of-the-way enclaves
subject to change a shot away...

The Resulting Range

" The Resulting Range "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


The resulting range
juxtaposed
between dancers
of the less haphazard


in dozens of acts
as castings
grinding axes
of about-to-bes


like sliding meanwhiles
of wonderfully beefed-up
fallers in love
running out of rising income


dramatically sagging
risk takers set straight
by tactile agonization...

Eventually Winning the Day

" Eventually Winning the Day "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Eventually winning the day
eccentrically heartfelt
world perfected
as what's next


revelatory perspectives
excavated memories
greatly taken
clarion strength...

Over-Ruled as Old-School

" Over-Ruled as Old-School "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Musty lockers
and dubious hot dogs
meant
for the wrecking ball


ripe for change
like half-baked
single stories


over-ruled
as old-school
in part due
to scads
of discretionary
cash


looking for somewhere
classy
as celestial fantasy
under expansion


looking on baffled
by diasporas
howled out
as hymns of thanks


slashed-and-dabbed
slumped-shouldered
blotchy-faced
popular fame...

Restoring the Pastoral

" Restoring the Pastoral "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Restoring the pastoral
pea green with envy
thoroughly well read


been called dazzling
in a circuit of panels
readings and award galas

arriving last
in a tiny jacket
after smoothing
out the cracks

feeling certain
to pull in a crowd
of adjoining galleries
for formulaic marathons


twirling away
up there on stage
in an array
of pulse-racing
independent labels


at the arcade
of tabulation
as undertakings
giving way...

Rarely Peaceful

" Rarely Peaceful "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Rarely peaceful
exclusive amenities
by appointment only


departing daily
the autumn of jackass
all is fair


left standing
spacious sophisticated
parts and labor


trading places
with an arm's race
loosely flailing...

Tagging Tenacity

" Tagging Tenacity "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Tagging tenacity
already slammed
what's sexy
feeling like yourself
urban adventures
beveled together
up for breakfast
fresh linen scent...

Certainly Will

" Certainly Will "


by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Smells like trouble
now you're talking
in an instant


asking for it
in limited editions
of most certainly will


texture
perfector
pixel level
petal soft


ultra-fine
late night
winged lines
striping


notice-me flats
strap-happy
shoes with attitude


classic chic
eye candy
fanning outward...

Insider Secrets

" Insider Secrets "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Insider secrets
turtleneck fringing
baby-doe clutches
gluten-free lemon-
poppy-seed muffins


perfectly bronzy
a little too tipsy
idiotically
wearing cab-
to-curb heels


firing off good-night
tweets in avoidance
of wrinkling...

Ever-Changing Rosters

" Ever-Changing Rosters "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Viral contents
as reasons to watch
at-once remarkable
ever-changing rosters


bits of denouement
playing the odds
with ham-fisted curiosity
versus banal monotony


soft, springy, now sleek
hitting the streets
with a cheat sheet
and a complimentary weak
spot in the inbox of a laptop...

Color-Blocked Hoodie Parka

" Color-Blocked Hoodie Parka "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Top trends
wish list
wait list


spot-on
purple
carpet


color-blocked
hoodie parka


in the bookshop
from now on


ominous shoes to drop
as faux pas...

The Slump has Come

" The Slump has Come "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The slump has come
in inning-ending
sporting events

pulling away
shoulders shaking
ankles taped...

Barred Rusty Underparts

" Barred Rusty Underparts "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Barred rusty
underparts
stalked prey
nest stained


pale window
banded tail
male/female


eye ring
crotches of trees
breed/release


shallow wing beats
thin shrill whistle
inner bark strips...

Wind is Up

" Wind is Up "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Ruby-throated
black-capped
yellow-billed
loggerhead


shearwater along
with an albatross
pinkish bill dusky tip


predatory fish
large squid
wind is up


looping
circling
fixed
wings
either
digs...

Summer Covey

" Summer Covey "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Rising swiftly
whirring wing beats
pairings in spring

monogamous
summer covey
sandy buff...

Sleeping on the Water

" Sleeping on the Water "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Usually silent
solitary isle
first flight
larger prey
on surface
smaller prey
underwater
beds of stems
hidden crevices
both sexes...

Single-Seeded Yew

" Single-Seeded Yew "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Baits and lures
strike if the line
suddenly tightens


retrieve your fly
high-pitched
"week week"


picking up prey
with bills
never talons


slow deep wing beats
pale green bands beneath
red-berried-single-seeded yew...

One of the Many

" One of the Many "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

One of the many
on the fly clockwise
titillating black and white
like inlays being lathed
as vastly shaped timelines
knifing through blue lightning
in life-sized limelight
belying hand-crafted glam
stashed in ho-hum
cupboards of glum...

Fiery Tomes of Protest

" Fiery Tomes of Protest "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Battering blackouts
by self-igniting
fiery tomes of protest


as omniscient sovereigns
don fire-retardant armature
helmeted against high-velocity
cocktails of Molotov...

Hardscrabble

" Hardscrabble "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Hardscrabble
amid the natural mundanity
of the rain-splattered landscape


envisioning the chilly otherworldly
rearing up in a near-fatal jig
choreographed with snappy precision


conquering the perilous
publicly imperceptible
non-regal tweed



from double monks
to creepers
screaming utility


like boxy hyenas
reaching formative years
with reams of conviviality


backslapping happy hours
air kissing for now
finally dressed down
pointing to common ground...

Naïve and Cheeky

" Naîve and Cheeky "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


The first thing
all the screaming
at home at indie


naïve and cheeky
dragged back into the ring
so to speak


disseminating the squarely
pummeled dumbstruck
of the inner sanctum


passing as handsomely shaggy
with piercing clarity
come to pass for the asking...

Being Bombarded by Particles of God

"Being Bombarded
by Particles of God"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


After an ugly loss
getting back to form
in sentient longings


prevented from happening
as angry rants
abstracted by familial facts


simply lacking homelands
of inhumanity tried and failed
like derailments of preponderances
of black-ops at full volume


long-held perceptions
precluding extensive
collections
out of sequence
since been bombarded
by particles of God...

Finally Blows In

" Finally Blows In "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Finally blows in
mighty wobbly
needing quiet


lurchingly lurid
white mink
signature gardenia


hostile sallyings
void of heat
relieved of rapturings


ravening demons
nail-biting
compulsive thievery


unfunny comedy
hard to please
out of synch


somehow managing
in select cities
shrewishly rising


not seeming to mind
being disliked
as poignant silences


a cappella grapevines
writhingly malign
anguish and violence


dizzying soliloquies
far from engrossing
trained ears


mutually needy
sent out streaming
via proxy...

Galumphing Puppeteers

" Galumphing Puppeteers "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Summed up
like cruise-ship sized
moments of quiet


toggling violently
frantically whisked
into notoriety


sly insinuations
failing to deflate
under heavy makeup


punctuated by galumphing
puppeteers buckling under
all-of-sudden run ins...

Between Finger and Thumb

" Between Finger and Thumb "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Long trains of lacy
bold throaty croaks
repeated, " cuk, cuk "


sticks lined with twigs
sub-elliptical
coastal cliffs


neck extended
standing still
dagger-like bills


covered gills
gripped bottom lips
surf fisherman


unseen gullies
powerful runs
between finger and thumb


tumbling surf
perfectly well
preferably gentle


creamy yellow
glossy green
spreading cedars


flattened leaves
aromatic sprays
narrow habitats


overall golden
rounded cones
smooth scales


coastal rocks
high mountains
prostrate and creeping...

Quasi-Mysticality

" Quasi-Mysticality "


by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Laughing and grimacing
striking contrasts
lonely stands


quasi-mysticality
grounded in space travel
as ponytails of rootless characters


swept back wearing black
donning lavender-feathered caps
implacably pinching cheeks
along the upper Yangtze...

Locus Classicus

" Locus Classicus "


by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Understudied newcomers
in a locus classicus
of bulk modulus


wrinkled and wrapped
bronzed models cast
as masked lost wax...

Volatile Kindergarten Gouache

"Volatile Kindergarten Gouache "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Some bright heavy
cut-and-pasted big data
in surveillance states
of ready-mades months later


breaking points
in boxy proportions
gone to auction
as cynics off course


studiously eyed
in postcard sized
suffering of all kinds
on deadlines
for the very first time


repetitively predictable
patterned and not
volatile kindergarten gouache
ember orange goldenrod...

Building and Spilling

" Building and Spilling "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Steady losses
capsizing off
damaged defaults
underscored
fiscal standoffs


building and spilling
barely a blip
blown up villages
aggressive tactics
systematic strategies


vetted head-to-head
as hacking collectives
arrayed in steps
of few exits
mobiles suspended


unseen and unnamed
reasons for being
living and killing
blistering fiction
groan rich


paying homage
chattering banter
rehashed
delectably savage


not alas as half daffy
weight classes
of collateral damage
about to crawl out
momentum slackens...

Wayfinders

" Wayfinders "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Tensions rise
over shutdowns
migrants die
as signal fires
for nearly eight miles
while taking sides


few survive
having capsized
within easy eyesight
of islands
sounding of gunfire


widely distant sites
thought unlikely
as wayfinders
scrutinizing
bubble-gummed-
pink tongues


ideal for study
like slithering
legless lizards
piled up by winds


trafficking
conspiracy theories
with warnings
of gullibility


post publicity
mimicking
public opinion
helped
by strong senses
of smell omnipresent
in fogged helmets
of natural selection...

Unspoken Subjects

" Unspoken Subjects "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Starved of cash
months to act
cut in half


giving up
fat in the hump
never seen coming


oil for junk
paying up
bankrupt


unspoken subjects
of discussion
come to grips


stockpiled enrichment
closer to crises
dire rites to strike


making stomachs clench
score settling
ineradicable deathbeds...

Nymphal Lymph Gone Limp

" Nymphal Lymph Gone Limp "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Goings on as icons
of branching bronchi
expectorating phlegm


viewed through clouded
vitreous humor
as cups of sputum


stiffening windpipes
thickened by mucus
nymphal lymph gone limp...

Maiden Names Backwards

" Maiden Names Backwards "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Largely unchanged
approaching faces
pressing engagements
silver-knobbed canes


hard lumps
in the stomach
washed clean of color
with choking gulps


immobile
unmoved
clawed
carpenter tools


ever more numerous
somber afternoons
pitch-blackened
toppled statues


mottled slabs
slashed by axes
clank and rasp
maiden names
backwards...