" By and Large "...

" By and Large "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

By and large early on
foggy phenomenons of genealogy
like screwball comedies
of candy-coated fantasies ending here
muttering methodically to perceived links
of lavishingly familial smatterings

searching manically
for family trees still weeping
as loss-afflicted families
experience seeringly mournful themes
of harrowingly real-world histories
wretched from grief ecstatic from relief...

" Less Bubbly "...

" Less Bubbly "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Less bubbly in a hurry
growing up on a subway
as a somewhat funky
unchucklingly funny
public upchuck

being plucked
from hummingbirds'
up-and-coming
anatomical studies
like non-Western cultures
resembling none

ignorance of substance
maligned subjects
undiscovered
languishing
in and out
of recovery...

" Sleights of Hand "...

" Sleights of Hand "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Sleights of hand
nearing their finale
not going quietly
trilling with delight
ascending highly

hastening to add
a hand-cranked
home-made
old-fashioned
getting laughs

running down
lists of answers
tending to drag
on the action

yet fitting
into character
as an inflatable dancer

imaginatively shareable
nostalgically hands-on
landmark castles and mansions
housing peace-loving factions...

"Left with a Sketch"

" Left with a Sketch "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Left with a sketch
drawn in and out of dementia
sprawling and detailed

time and again
pithy and clever
doing art works
with the best

lavishly intentional
identities inseparable
in the funniest sense
of sitcom jokiness

becoming especially adept
at plumbing the depths
scripted in delicate remembrance...

"Put in Front"...

" Put in Front "

by Suz Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Put in front as an affront
to riotous grunge
among slackening cultures

being called up
and called out
all the more

underscoring
the importance
of off-the-wall
prolonged recall

while sharing
canned passports
for title songs
played on accordions

unabidingly and often
being forcibly
squeezed to the core...

"Darkly Comical"...

"Darkly Comical"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Darkly comical
loosely approximate
obstreperous birch bark

starring the hapless
sparsely dabbed
un-memorable canvases

while reaping advantages
on a small scale
in direct contrast

to being whittled down
slightly off square
and often pale...

"Considered Semi-Divine"...

" Considered Semi-Divine "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Considered semi-divine
hard-wired like push pins
of the perkily noteworthy

jangling jauntily
court portraitists
small self portraits

busily disciplined
reiterate trajectories
lavishly tweaked

all-the-more recently
nervy
hovering ultramarine...

"Perennial Talk in Chalk"...

" Perennial Talk in Chalk "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Perennial talk in chalk
indicating poses
in a few quick strokes

fingering clothing
tenderly holding
a laurel wreath
with delicacy

while underscoring
the out-of-doors
by tracing along
under stories

in no discerning order
as seen against
emerging green
glinting hoop earrings...

"Fancy-to-Over-Fancy"...

" Fancy-to-Over-Fancy"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Fancy-to-over-fancy
human failings
of love once shared

coming under
whirring surveillance
being denied a chance

wearing a monster mask
breathing naturally
subservience to gadgetry

concocting topsy-turvy
smatterings of slapstick
like cringing fantasies

enabling mugging
alternately
grumpy and sweet

with crocodile tears
flowing in between
storming and stressing
to numbing effect...

" More Closely Aligned "...

" More Closely Aligned "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

More closely aligned than ever
but not-yet invented
within a trifecta
detected strand-by-strand
as ephemeras redeveloped

previously unmentioned
by particular threads
of asymmetrical
measurements

like innocents both alert
and friendly biometrics
of faces and gaits
eminently illuminated...

"Paying Homage"...

" Paying Homage "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Paying homage
to upstarts
self-consciously
illuminated
by alarmed glazed
and jubilant gazes

ranging in octaves
as shatterings of grace
yet in fine shape
whatever it takes
beautifully shaped
engaging snow maidens

familial assimilation
as vernal revelations
in fiery debates
dancing as manifestations

overseen as loosely based
high stakes cross-legged
recent phases twanging
of fame while stepping on stage...

"The Likably Taciturn"...

" The Likably Taciturn "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The likably taciturn
highly respected
simmering regimens
of hidden identities

like mob hits
being written
by committee

heaving and twitching
hard-won decisions
ravishing the fringes

like pundits and witnesses
visceral hallucinogenic images
pretzel-twisted wagging fingers...

"Some Kind of Culture Clash"...

"Some Kind of Culture Clash"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Some kind of culture clash
fiercely funny hard core
rubbed raw crash courses

re-imagined as swarms
just dawdling along
like "whatchamacallits"

being backed into corners
feeling excruciatingly forlorn
but sounding board

rather than unbearable
like luckless pairs
while turning the tales

seemingly at random
but seen going everywhere
via eye candy...

" A Head-Slapping Unconscionable "...

" A Head-Slapping Unconscionable "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A head-slapping
unconscionable
at the first blush of a hub

somehow doubling
while gazing up
to a beefed-up
winged dove
of far-flung
path numbers

now seen stumbling
into difficult subjects
exchanging
one hell for another

like nothingness
as a certain something
minus printed instructions
for faddish gadget companies
barking up the wrong tree
woofing differently

becoming thunderstruck
not having heard
such a thing
that is personally speaking
while hurdling skillfully
and dressing neatly
for an all-encompassing paparazzi...

"After Coming to Grips"...

" After Coming to Grips "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

After coming to grips
with bewilderment
beginning to slip

seemingly
limitlessly
intermixed

suddenly
all abuzz
cropping up

with ferocious gusto
yet struggling to adjust
to re-organized company

while coloring
outside untidy
wavering lines

silent individual glides
wings spreading
to dry...