"Atmospheric Effects"

" Atmospheric Effects "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Atmospheric effects
strongly affected
unusual acuteness

high overhead
open oceans
silently gliding
in untidy
wavering lines

wings spreading
waiting to dry
white-breasted
juveniles

nesting on islands
rocky coastlines
baritone croaking
clearly spoken,
" yaaa yaa ya "...

" On the Skyline "

" On the Skyline "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

On the skyline
happily occupied
landscaped hillsides

solar light streaking by
lunar rising looming phases
waxing and waning

sky scraping strikingly
tantalizing reminders
cyclically aggrandized

multi-tiered flight
as spired sight lines
of gracefully dappled light...

" Supportive Evidence "

" Supportive Evidence "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Supportive evidence
making great sense
as sudden access

ground-up-tree-down
bridging gaps
deemed radical

read aloud
with calming power
being bedecked
by garlands of flowers

like lines of air passing
under and over
raising white-capped waves
of mitigated danger

giving way
to a highly ornate
fountain-sprayed
green oasis...

"Raised Dimples "

" Raised Dimples "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Raised dimples
understanding everything
amazing and distinct
no novelty no change
fully modern vaned
real strength

fossil traced
bold statements
like criticized interpretation
as outright naysaying
yet still looking
great on paper

anything but a crank
clear adaptation
reiterated
in fully avian
feathery stages
while holding great sway...

" Creating a Dizzying Sensation"...

"Creating a Dizzying Sensation"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Creating a dizzying sensation
while looming gracefully
over lofty vertical planes

textured lamentations
compositional strength
for earth and space

along axial walkways
whooping cranes'
dancing mating displays

high-pitched
clear whistling
" ddeer ddeer
swee swee "...

" Set Back in Place "

" Set Back in Place "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Set back in place
changing surface planes
rotating axes

otherwise barren
helmeted guineafowl
apparent in barriers

well in hand
as invariable
reactive fantasies

becoming stripped
of meaning
like unrealized
diminishing
wavelengths fading
into bluish-greys...

" In Heroic Mode "

" In Heroic Mode "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

In heroic mode
having once
been cleverly chosen
for a sort of role
now in vogue

coming over
loudly and clearly
while exorcising demons
with vocal ease

versus desperate pleas
growing in vehemence
like stylistic interminglings
of chatty lyrics
as just the beginning

remaining unbeatable
rhythmically and melodically
against vaporous harmonics
sashaying in and out
with the absence of sound...

" Elegiac by Design "

" Elegiac by Design "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

for Stanislaus Dubowski,
my late husband
in commemoration
of his 93rd Birthday:
"Portrait Through the Portal
of Perpetuity" by Suzán Jiván

Elegiac by design
being likened
to fine art avian icons

serving as intermediaries
to the gods divining guidance
to the origins of life

wings perpetually spread
in protection with inferences
of resurrection celestial
ascension descending lament...

" A Party of One "

" A Party of One "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A party of one
a dime a dozen

neon-dotted
landmarks

cold marble

dominant auto-
body shops

studio a-part-ments

soaring
ceilings with quirky
amenities

like flat screens
and herb-
scented toiletries
in dimmed lighting

laid-back vibes
relying on bygone lives...

"Writing Letters in Pencil"

" Writing Letters in Pencil "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Writing letters in pencil
then switching to pen

mascaraed lashes
painted nails

banded pony tails
scrutinized and shared

daring long hair
wearing commanding plaids

swirling masses
glittering floral jackets

baring logo tags and tats
as sole cultural advantages

ramped up sales
late-night food stands upscale...

"Over and Over and Over"

" Over and Over and Over "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Over and over and over
one long plodding response
visually charted
as stretching tremolo effects

gathering energy
across bridging sections
singing of myth
with puppets and ickiness

only a little different
floating in the middle
of an entirely idle mind's eye

as seen at low tide
and in high time
like the politically entitled
marionette style...

"More or Less True"

" More or Less True "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

More or less true
midway through
culminating
in strangeness
in the final days

retraced
in seasonal phrases
whittled away
left unpainted
as commonplace
word campaigns

like mosquito-plagued-
attention-seeking
pranksters communicating
tongue-in-cheek

skin deep to infinity
after roughly
doubling becoming
mammothly maladjusted...

" Crucial to Antiquity "

" Crucial to Antiquity "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Crucial to antiquity
rate rigging
second biggest
gains within days
after languishing
over decades

now hurrying to pack
as a counterattack
for artifacts

like an endangered
sage grouse
chicken like
yet more proud

never having laid eyes
on body-conscious
remapped gothic
robotic arms

practicing prosthetic
mind control
while still at home...

"Once More With Feeling"

" Once More With Feeling "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Once more with feeling
as a sort of sequel
opposed to a reboot
while actively
singing the blues

becoming decidedly
less angelical
having zipped
through one-too-
many satanic vignettes

good works notwithstanding
for fascinating figures
being shown somewhat
reservedly like polite society
dressed in off-white

chanting and cackling
reclaiming the mantle
having been scorchingly branded after taking
a sagging stance...

"Looking Less Idyllic"

" Looking Less Idyllic "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Looking less idyllic
unsaid yet implicit
becoming high pitched
yet lacking in sympathy
having been killed instantly
after seeking a greater reach

anger releasing
in little more than a week
of lost innocence
kindness versus cruelty

growing inequality
likened to cures
for double chins
via injections
to reduce deposits
as jaw-dropping
top picks minus
gritted teeth...

"Uncommon & Rather Local"

" Uncommon & Rather Local "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Uncommon & rather local
lengths varying greatly
slim waders longer legs

high-pitched whistles
" pill-will willet "
" pill-will willet "

a low trilling
seen singly
rasping
spinning
circling
picking
rather
than
probing

long-toed flyovers
predators and prey
red-tailed rough-legged

slurring downwards
sharp-shinned
shrill hook-billed

conspicuously
crooked at the wrist
while sailing great distances...

" A Rinky-Dink Kind of Thing"...

" A Rinky-Dink Kind of Thing "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A rinky-dink kind of thing
recalling fury fondly

taking the lead peaking
with underground originality

mimicking
the "Good-Old-Days"
of the scene
through dark
filters of the period

seldom if ever touched
yet ravishingly sensuous

going
without mention
as a means
of self-expression
in missteps

seen like sides of uncut gems
reflecting mystery and mastery

through translucent harmonies
of whispers and pinpricks...

" Against the Wind "

" Against the Wind "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Against the wind
requiring lift
like single-mindedness

motioning as wings
in early mourning
simultaneously
pumping fists

mimicking
the brashly
cynical
deliberately
unpretty
while entering
into risky recovery

cryptically
cunning
soaring
above
then
plum-
met-
ting...
•
•
•

" Eras Apart "

" Eras Apart "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Eras apart
after taking shots
across dazzling sandlots

like unrecorded landmarks
having gone beyond
the bottlenecks of the Antarctic
in a quandary

feeling a dire need
for drinking water
being preened
from icebergs

defending its use
while on curfew
as former and current
high-minded pupils

taking on Google
puréed
and fed by spoon...

"Altered Forever"

" Altered Forever "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Altered forever
lurching
with determination

training a hard gaze
at an erupting volcano
wresting control
along archipelago slopes

being ringed
by gargantuan
mangrove trees
becoming home
to kaleidoscoped
bungalows

as motorized
fishing boats
ply bayous
whizzing past
deserted coves

marred by piled milestones
having fallen out of vogue
like hardened lava flows...

" In Unlikely Places "

" In Unlikely Places "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

In unlikely places
of former protégés
supporting re-creation
as chambered agglomerations
for long-time fascinations

complementary contrasting fare
shrill deadpan cheap gags
expecting not to laugh
getting on track
with little alacrity

just fitting in like splinterings
of near invisibility
becoming more and more pithy
within diminishing squinting
eyelids left cringing
beneath heavily-tweezed
beetle-brows...

"Yet Another Incantation"

" Yet Another Incantation "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Yet another incantation
part imagination part logic
portrayed as netted ostriches
on outcrops along with fishy-
tasting pelican eggs
as painted on ancient caves

domesticated caged turkeys
trucked on Thanksgiving Day
heading for tables
on neighboring estates

having been in no position
to complain prayer versus prey
as mummified remains
chamber upon chamber
based on incarnation
via sacred avian transmigration...

"Adding to the Hilarity"

" Adding to the Hilarity "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Adding to the hilarity
crackling with wit
implausibly tidy
to be in keeping
with the furiously funny

being reined in by history
dissed as monumental simplicity
from the purity of abstract
geometry like the resiliency
of green and white checkering

whimsically makeshift
while balancing a crescent
and a sphere before a mirror
of eminent logic
facing darkening
provocative snarling...

"In a Reverse Sort of Way"

" In a Reverse Sort of Way "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

In a reverse sort of way
having shared elevators
the other day as a revelation
that wasn't always the case
after getting away
from the ties of place

once-brazen
hideaways
like mapmaking
for shoemakers
on the main stage
without having to wait
for an invitation

plaster molds
being left unpainted
narrow in shape
elongated
with hollow
internal spaces
close in age...

"Consequences of Failure"

" Consequences of Failure "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Consequences of failure
to adequately prepare
for maintaining heirs

failing to grasp
upper respiratory tracks
escaping gases

tracking no specific antagonist
as muscle relaxants
for food-producing animals

with inherent modes of action
like aimless walking stages
and passive regurgitation

after total relaxation
artificial respiration
excessive salivation

chemical-restraint
immobilization
toxic agents

persistent states
of free-ranging
permanent malaise...

"Optics and Neurology"...

" Optics and Neurology "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Optics and neurology
mistaking Prague
for Dresden
as an intended
bombing target
of the nonobjective

being shot
in blood droplets
during impoverishment
and non idyllic
circular reasonings

making
straight leaps
into trippy
mood swings
fully revealed
while pulling strings
of hard-won decency

re-enacted
with terrifying
authenticity
having once
been tucked
up puffy
sheer sleeves...

" Devoting a Lifetime "

" Devoting a Lifetime "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Devoting a lifetime
to evoking the sublime
animated by light
as an exodus and arrival

distinguishing twilights
blinking red yellow green
by all means of melody
moonlit boogie-woogie

powerfully early
flinging and pouring
weaving and running
engulfing expanses of color

stacked
one atop
another
unsullied...

"What's the Sense?"

" What's the Sense? "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

What's the sense?

Here's a guess
during ages
of lock-step
self help

complex
and highly
developed
fossil records

shrewdly
and quietly
aggressive

indigenous
spray guns
and stencils

in inevitable
layered depths
being fitted
together
with sawed fragments
of crass bric-á-brac

scrawled oils
on Plexiglas
applied in pre-
timed spell-binding
palettes as maniacal
attempts to overtask
the unanswerable...

"Opening the Way"

" Opening the Way "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Opening the way
as insubordination
in standard lengths
of approximation

almost syncopated
coming closer to nature
in human cradles

becoming eroded as waves
that died and sank
like prefabricated
singularly fascinating
exalted examples

transformed
on a large scale
right in the middle
of nowhere...

"The Changes Are Telling"

" The Changes Are Telling "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The changes are telling
signaling a presence
all but empty

scantily dressed
dewy fleshed
protruding chests

as metaphorical repressions
of triumphal illicitness
like an alleged satirically edged
altered perception

seen as a sculpted bronze head
on a grey pedestal
mimicking the jet set
minus solvency

displayed disparagingly
as heretical deities
once revered
in hallowed hilltop museums...

" A Familiar Lament "

" A Familiar Lament "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A familiar lament
all you can sense
having once helped
to present a less-
than-perfect-
yet-telling question

becoming neither
weak nor unacceptable
with striking unevenness
proving to be less and less

only minimally present
yet suggestive of excellence
none the less
elegantly collective
as febrile early stealth...

"The Eagerness of Experience"

" The Eagerness of Experience "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The experience
of eagerness
exchanging ideas
within history

as a seer
clothed anew
both tellingly
and chillingly
protective

shown as friends
together
in attendance
while paying
close attention
during addresses
for prominent
posthumous
members

accompanied
by flattering
comments
feeling compelled
to cull from ourselves
repressed vivid expressions
of love and remembrance...

"Skipping Between Eras"

" Skipping Between Eras "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Skipping between eras
of public largess
and its social agenda

while dashing about
in a riotously Op-Art dress
during a karaoke contest

being embraced fondly
by ping-ponging
backyard shuttlecocks

gone off target
in water color
and gouache

as odysseys
of cosmic
confluency

via helium balloon
releases
and careening
cannoned
confetti pieces...

"Having Given Voice"

" Having Given Voice "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Having given voice
to fast-tracked
whispered stances
while at bat

after an over-
the-shoulder
running catch
by a left hander

becoming lost
in self-absorption
like quiet order
with invisible torrents

seen just left of center
rooted in memory
shimmering magically

relative absences of shadow
leaps of imagination
deftly captured...

"Completely Indecipherable"

" Completely Indecipherable "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Completely indecipherable
challenging old habits of seeing
no matter how unexpected
the results might be

representing freedom
and modernity by balancing
plunging depth with flat
patterns on split screens
at varied speeds while leaning
over railings towards tethered flags all across populated areas

atop landfills
of obscured details
imposing scales
brutality versus romance...

"Layers Above and Below"

" Layers Above and Below "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Layers above and below
deducing age
plentiful remains

absolute carbon dating
solid and stable
suggestive spaces

upon decorating the naked
with elongated shapes
and hand cranks

being framed in isolation
as small concave
weighty civilizations

along makeshift sloping planes
folkloric crates and tables
studied naïveté...

"Footsteps Heads Up"

" Footsteps Heads Up "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Footsteps heads up
top shelf flattering
effects selfie contests

heavily edited
by increasing merits
of foraging trends

being downed
by machetes
marking instant
successes

in multileveled
sprawling
developments

filled with world-
famous tenants
becoming
better than ever

as boutique hotels
serve warm pretzels
topped with melted
cheddar as delicacies
post siesta tax exempt...

"Saltwater Mud and Sand"

" Saltwater Mud and Sand "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Saltwater mud and sand
fast-running animals
flattened arachnids
webs snares
radiating strands


walkingsticks
mantids
narrow fringed
aquatic nymphs
winged twisted
coiled proboscis

under bark
among rocks
scavenging
held together at rest
as river skimmers
pygmy crickets katydid...

" Wish Fulfillment "

" Wish Fulfillment "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Wish fulfillment
rather than
personal contradiction
tentatively differing
from the many

simultaneously
provocative
and fashionable
like reinforced beliefs
via repressed memories
of exotic feelings

becoming irreconcilably
disquieting wearing nothing
underneath as a kind
of uninhibited embodiment

distinctly at odds
with the strict geometry
of mask-like rigidity
heavily lidded...

"Unadorned"

" Unadorned "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Unadorned
slightly bald
a bit portly

playing
second fiddle
having gone
out of print

unfiltered
apocryphal
history

harrowing
mystery
lead off
singles

freewheeling
third parties
arts briefly

filled
with obscurity
surprise free

"Get along
little dogies
get along"...

"The Rarest of Moments"

" The Rarest of Moments "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The rarest of moments
as sudden light bulbs

matrimonial proposals
post dating
the crusades of creation

with compromises being made
make no mistake
like noteworthy upgrades

to coin the phrase,
"minted later"
along curves of the waist

in aberrant states
of persistent heart-shaped
anchorings

clairvoyance at play
undulating
wing venation...

"Following the Zigzagging Jetlagged"

"Following
the Zigzagging
Jetlagged"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Following
the zigzagging
jetlagged

blazing
their own
travails

hinting
at locating
Atlantis

as archeology
fanatics
speed reading
NatGeo mags
at the Radisson

ring with daffodils
and sprays
of Narcissus
after checking
into The Hilton
with the hashtag:
"atthemoxy"

beneath exposed
columns
sitting atop
polished concrete
at the Godfrey

sipping scalding coffee
whisked from the airport
that morning a la,
"hail-a-cab-and-scare-
up-a-crash-pad" app...

" Unconscious Imagery "

" Unconscious Imagery "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Unconscious imagery
chance encounterings
quivering with feeling
while waiting for the scream

with eyes open wide
childlike theoretical sides
winged sirens stiletto flies
parasites of spiders

painful bites facts of life
as aspects of style
less easily defined
minus divine intervention

hung above the bed
erotic content
dizzying descent
mythical dimension


tendrils of memory
eyespotted hind wings
spined bodies
laterally striped
plumose antennae...

"Kla-ga Kla-ga Kla-ga"

" Kla-ga Kla-ga Kla-ga "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

"Kla-ga
kla-ga
kla-ga"
orange
legs
white
tail


eel grass
soft "rronk"
weak call,
"aw-aw"
muffled,
"haw-haw
haw-haw"

color morphs
green-winged
blue-winged
redheaded
ring-necked
greater
and lesser

salt water
fresh
head crest
spectacled
bufflehead
tawny yellow
black-bellied
nesting...

" Stepping Back "

" Stepping Back "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Stepping back
after nearly
missing half
of the once
magical

having lost
richness
and power
becoming
washed out
having gone up
the water spout

now feeling
down
in the mouth
post
finale

while frantically
flapping
white wing bars
and frenetically
mimicking
squeaky peeps
in a series

dwelling in dense
suburban shrubbery
yellow rumped
slurred upwards

all along bordering
tidewaters
repeatedly warbling
oh so mournfully...

"Buddha's Bedroom"

" Buddha's Bedroom "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Buddha's bedroom
needles and scales
reduced surface areas
exposed to the air
with quick glances
but by no means at random

being spaced exactly
yet on the other hand
seemingly haphazardly
after facing attack
by firebrands
along torched paths

increased chances
via compression
and expansion
black wattle tanbark

mallards
swans
tidal flocks
whooping
trumpetting
flying Vs

honking
whistling
harlequins
amongst
coots
loons
and
smews...

" Reassessing the Lesser"

" Reassessing the Lesser "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Reassessing the lesser
prompting flurries of events

dreamy resonance
in colored pencil

too young to object
to retrospectives
for digital docents

amplifying questions
like, "Who? What?
When? Where?"
and sometimes, "Why?"

as zipper pulls
for emergent butterflies
wings spread widely
across sunny sills
post winter mid spring...

"Like a Bullfrog in the Shamrocks"

"Like a Bullfrog
in the Shamrocks"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Like a bullfrog
in the shamrocks
yet a little less esoteric

unveiled in seconds
priced to sell well
like performance
schedules upended
by an evanescent,
" POOF!" via
"Vogue-y" ringtones
with volumes set on' "low"

during the rustling and buzzing
of a selfie hunt resulting
in a kind of comeuppance
from quickening shutter
clicks by bobbing and weaving
pseudo purposefully
post nostalgic wranglings

teeming with zest
all at once having been
pulled together unintentionally...

"Re-writing Re-wiring"

" Re-writing Re-wiring "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Re-writing re-wiring
within our beguilingly
wireless guises

displayed upon gazing
while grazing
beneath canopies
of dark locust trees

becoming crowned
with blazing yellow leaves
quavering prior to release

bucking during felling
back cut undercut
justly a cut above
our growth rings
as resins swelling
to the highest
moisture levels

entering in and out
of each and every
dead end
hedging our bets
after attesting
to the regenerative
labyrinthal epi-center
of our perpetual selves...

"Hoofing"...

" Hoofing "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Hoofing all the way through
to the lavishly new beautifully
poised bowing and curtsying
as devotees of the big silver screen with bootstrappy pedigree like a "Mustang Sally"
with her feet planted firmly
on the ground after wiping
weepy eyes ever since 1965...