"In and Around"...

" In and Around "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

In and around
shorn-up short cuts
to the downtown

while figuring out
the practicality
of online maps

opening apps on tap
switching back
matter-of-factly

as inadequate data
from down the alley
and up the street

needing
to disappear
soft crunches
of leaves...

"Perplexing Yet Alluring"...

" Perplexing Yet Alluring "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Perplexing
yet alluring
grounded earthily

standing out blending in
behind wafer-thin
glass skin

as stately rhythms
of inanimate objects
becoming severely arty

constantly under siege
all but disappearing
stealthily as identity

blurred by ambiguity
repeatedly reported
as "missing"...

"An Extended Hand"...

" An Extended Hand "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

An extended hand
steadfastly glad
as time-lapsed

essentially intact
taking command
with the casually
declarative ecstatic
and saccharine
messages shared

in contrast
to a scrappy
"WAH-WAH"
band being
taken to task
for gloomily
looming
over the past

while skipping
fluttering
and demanding
as low
oscillating
growls
in surround
sound...

"Sure Enough"...

" Sure Enough "

by Suzán. Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Sure enough
somewhat
irksome
making
matters
worse

indeterminately
hurting in other
words in a big hurry

upon being
overworked
by the hunkily
impersonal
after coming
to terms
with invulnerability

like moody
gumshoes
mutantly
impromptu
and
presumably
delusional

indiscriminately
binge watching
dark comedies
with mobs
of despondent
optimists...

"Eye-Catching Stashes"...

" Eye-Catching Stashes "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Eye-catching stashes
after the scaffolding
came down
in arresting pairs

akin to flashing
in steel-and-glass
architectural matters
of the densely packed
melodramatic

exceptionally fast
with high-contrast
bravery in action
upon merely dancing
as both halves
only second to jazz

simultaneously
happening
like slapstick
in the stratosphere
fighting back
deliciously acted

completely fair
retroactively
held in the balance
by the flashbacks
of has-beens...

"Places to Pin Squirting Flowers"...

"Places to Pin
Squirting Flowers"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Places to pin
squirting flowers
sent packing
post haberdashery
meeting demands
for intense fandom

well in advance
of immediate challenges
for freelancing panhandlers
as a part of pageantry

re-released in circus rings
with signs reading,
"Freakin' bleepity-bleep!"
while simultaneously
spraying daisies...

"Playful Yet Wary"...

" Playful Yet Wary "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Playful yet wary
slowly sailing
down runways

growing fainter
post exaggeration
encouragingly escaping

outwardly facing
amplified by staging
stunningly and bravely

raising the stakes
with great anticipation:
" Day-O Day-A-A-O"...

"Trying Not to Look"...

" Trying Not to Look "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Trying not to look
just kidding
unofficially opting in
to the strangely fitting
billed as nonfiction
within a mix told simply
yet serially really tricky

mind and body
senses of being
elements cohering
inside soaring
drill halls
coaxed to applaud
like never before...

"Going Back"...

" Going Back "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Going back
as far as
my memory
will take me

simply sautéed
fingerling potatoes
as a grand showcase
on the blue plates
of previous generations

packing more
into less space
for easy tastings
of big flavors

ubiquitous
at holiday tables
like brandy-
soaked raisins
in fruitcake...

"Not Exactly"...

" Not Exactly "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Not exactly first rate
having been swayed
to outstay eras of rage

aptly named,
" taken over "
by give-and-take

paying little heed
to the age of reason
for reserved
movie theater seating

punching down
its later years
in meta-laments
for the politically incorrect

with grossly over
stereotyped accents
for long-planned
crash landings
for the ill-prepared

"dashing through the snow
in a one-horse open sleigh--
jingle bells jingle bells
jingle all the way"...

"And So On"...

" And So On "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

And so on
like not quite
falling behind
while changing lighting
above and inside

heavily stylized
cast to type
like reference guides
bearing wry titles

more than benign
as silken lines
spontaneously
improvised
as a spritely
by and by...

"Beyond Extinction"...

" Beyond Extinction "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Beyond extinction
having scammed
dancing carnival bears

succumbing
to the numb nuts
of oopah oompahs

accrued in funeral tutus
yet palpably marching through
as ruminatively mournful blues

while moving deeply and loosely
in steel-tipped boots:
"here we go loop-de-loop
here we go loop-de-la
here we go loop-de-lu
all on a Saturday night"...

"An Interesting Wrinkle"...

" An Interesting Wrinkle "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

An interesting
wrinkle
in revisionist
history
taken from
where we live
in principle

summoned up
during moments
of bluntness
gone undiscussed
being perfectly made up

like filling
in the blanks
of a hangman
guessing game
conveyed in stick-
figure frames

poker faces
defiant of age
post erasure...

"Matching Fingerprints"...

" Matching Fingerprints "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Matching fingerprints
on doorknobs
and laptops

grabbing every chance
for familial scales
from collaborative jazz

folding and wrapping
jiggling like Santa
in library stacks

becoming trapped in amber
resin and plaster
of hunter-gatherers

selected naturally
over tens of thousands
of anti-gravities
all independent of matter...

"Like Changing Planets"...

" Like Changing Planets "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Like changing planets
bringing new clarity
just short of the garish

as spray-painted clouds
floating droplets
of allegorical abstraction

portrayed in aging
plaster and lathe
muraled mansions

lighted by romanticized
oil lamps mimicking
skewered olives
in martini glasses

like cocktail gags
of whiskey and ginger ale
lovingly prepared
with practiced hands

after pole dancing
during perverse classics
tossing shakers in the air
displayed under glass
preserved with detail...

"Spilling Over"...

" Spilling Over "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Spilling over
globalized
and flattened

like "Silly Putty"
pressed by hand
across ad transfers

as a high-low graphic
of glowing diaphanous
tonalities swabbed
in burlap and packed earth

intended as personal
solidarity outlined in black
savvily pouring down...

"Attendance Was Sparse"...

" Attendance Was Sparse "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Attendance was sparse
as laptops
on mahogany tabletops
glowing
with intoxicating nuance

like butterfly
watching
while sipping
mixed cocktails
on the rocks

memoirs jotted
aplenty
next to soaking wet
long necks
of form and content

appearing barely
as if per chance
with cocktail shakers
all a chatter...

"Hosting a Handful"...

" Hosting a Handful "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Hosting a handful
of careening brass
previously longstanding
amid the maddening crowd
having been all about
and gone well beyond
the imponderable
" wild-blue yonder "

minus the props
and prongs
of monotony at odds
with the ardency
of sagging stockings
while on holiday
turned bobby soccer
upon getting hopped
at the hop...

"Could Not Have Known"...

" Could Not Have Known "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Could not have known
after going un-noticed
moment-to-moment
like close-ups
viewed by mesmerizing
rhinestone eyes
of spies like diamond
shysters as highly
specialized sleights
of hand in no-man's
land gone bad...

"Now You See Them"...

" Now You See Them "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Now you see them
now you don't
battle-scarred
back-woods
scrappers
in beaver
and mink

as foreseen
in seedy super-hero
newsreels in repeat
from previous eras
of the lunatically satirical

overreaching into surreally
vivid stigmas caught up
in tragedy as antagonist
and protagonists
way up in the rafters...

"For Groan-Ups"...

" For Groan-Ups "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

For groan-ups
of many happy returns
growing into roles

like giant big easies
as promised
by the resized
clumsily under one

in the person
of beyond
a reasonable doubt

fraught by magnetism
unbecomingly overwrought
by forethoughts
from lovers to the beloved
post seduction

still riotously noisy
with disturbing ease
maladapted
into pseudonym-
alistical series...

"Coffee Table Tomes"...

" Coffee Table Tomes "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Coffee table tomes
atop fossilized stone
where mannequins
fear to roam

from "over"
to "comeback"
without hassle
minus slag

after hugs and thanks
finger snaps and hand claps
as romantic pairings
and reshares

of "ring around the rosy
pockets full of posies
we all fall DOWN!" ...

"Once Known as Unmentionables"...

" Once Known as Unmentionables "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Once known
as unmentionables
in reminiscence of intimates

being briefed
in skivvies
aka tidy whities

not thinking twice
about baring
branded waistbands
because it's nasty

half clad in high-
end undies
having gone ga ga
over boxers

na na na na na
you can't catch me-e
olly olly oxen free...

"Moving On"...

" Moving On "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Moving on
like bundles
of consonants
within the arm's
reach of a scholar

particularly harsh
intended targeting
fittingly starting
as "Just the kiss
of the hops"
on a narrow margin...

"Appraising Glances"...

" Appraising Glances "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Appraising glances
in the phantom damp air
of the wary as simply not there

being fully grasped
with abandon
rooted in acute
vulnerabilities
during high-pitched
prologues to victory
post apocalypse

once committed
to non-violence
coming in to re-visit...

"Raising Red Flags"...

" Raising Red Flags "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Raising red flags
with two-finger claps
and the inevitable
red-carpet question

while wafting
into restaurants
right out of no-
nonsense
crime novels

with little
regard
for bombshell
bravos
post pizzicato
versus arco

seated
in skinny jeans
well
before hiring
like the awfully
pretty

replete
with unwitting
personalities
immediately
prior to being
stealthily
released...

"Lead-In to "doom-de-ay'"...

" Lead-In to 'boom-de-ay'"...

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Lead-in to "boom-de-ay"
like booms and busts
when setting pen
to paper in a way


run amuck old buddy
as a rainy month
"Odyssey" for one
in all flavors of sugar plums

'Orpheus'
descended;
Now What?
not to mention
a plethora
of Aunts and Uncles
gone public
seated toward
the front curtain up...

"Running the Gamut"...

" Running the Gamut "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Running the gamut
from practice to panic
no crinkly wrappers
and little chatter
up to the telling climax

ignited by real-life
rites of passage
as no simple tasks
chanted out and harried
like sonic barriers

outlined with swagger
and the rhythmic flair
of a pummeling hammer
against a 9-inch nail
as transfiguring
as a blaring
farewell rant...

"Amid the Revelry"...

" Amid the Revelry "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Amid the revelry
of Who's Who
homegrown
mellow-yellow
venues
of both new
and newly
borderless groups
in review
of, "What would you do
if I sang out of tune?"
having been misconstrued
like faintly chewed
plastic tubes via obtuse institutions
along with a lengthy hypotenuse...

"Nurturing the Old"...

" Nurturing the Old "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Nurturing the old
as if they were new
minus aversion
heavily reworked
barely phased
by creative aging
with gentle grace
safely flown
somewhere
over the rainbow
casually clothed
hands folded
eyes closed...

"Nowhere Near"...

" Nowhere Near "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Nowhere near
a passing fancy
for the floppy-haired
" I do declare! " mad
dasher nostalgic fan

scantily clad
in pairings
of the scandalous
with the classy

unforgettably shared
as fashionably
varied trappings of frugality
royally poised
to leap into the air...

"Setting the Tone"...

" Setting the Tone "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Setting a tone
ending a skid
in the final minutes
of a convincing victory
after a losing streak

tied to rookies
with nagging injuries
committing penalties
proving to be costly

burned by the trickery
of a balky hamstring
falling just short of reason
feeding off uncanny energy
realizing zealous schemes
well into the post season...

"Without Fail"...

" Without Fail "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Without fail
one long pass
flashing back

athletically
enhanced
head down

better than average
draft classes
of eventual champions

business travelers
as quarterbacks
having jumped back
into the sack
unhappily ever after...

"Outweighed by Intangibilities"...

"Outweighed by Intangibilities"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Outweighed by intangibilities
re-appearing with retoned teams
of trail-blazing Ponzi Schemes

albeit dear-life linkages
but not really believed
like a headlamped deer
typifying grownup Bambis

torch lit
figuratively
speaking
all depending
on likabilities
just kidding...

"Every Dose of Gadgetry"...

" Every Dose of Gadgetry "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Every dose
of gadgetry
reeling upon
rejoining the team
sitting empty
as lessons
learned from early
takeaways
of mangled
nicknames
in error-plagued
critical situations

mind-bogglingly
nodding along
stating the obvious
setting records
for blocks
engendering
a whole lot
of mediocrity
missing fowl shots
from the very top
of the key...

"An Intolerance of the Inexplicable"...

" An Intolerance
of the Inexplicable "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

An intolerance
of the inexplicable
overshadowed
by absurdism
where identities blur
as one's word
during lessons learned
like lexicons
of the scorched earth
cursorily held firm...

"Turning Elsewhere"...

" Turning Elsewhere "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Turning elsewhere
for boldfaced
major works

savvily arranged
in time-lapsed
narration

never belabored
thickly layered
without exaggeration

coming in
from varying angles
of rich fascination

juxtaposed soprano to bass notedly veering away
from the blasé...

"Tapping Roots"...

" Tapping Roots "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Tapping roots
while swinging
hula hoops
on the move
sporting plumage
of out-of-date usage
with little likelihood
of impromptu unity
from unproven
gumshoes

posting tributes
at ground zero
for moody
superheroes
having been
binge watched
weekly
as homages
to mysteries...

"None of Which"...

" None of Which "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

None of which
unseemingly dissimilar
brilliantly skilled
merrily slick shenanigans

strongly recalled
costume and décor
precludingly adored

like innocent objectivity
by tinselled tricksters
dancing in heels
with wriggly flourishes...

"A Peculiar Disconnect"...

" A Peculiar Disconnect "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A peculiar disconnect
as a seldomly
amicable pratfall action

doing a drunken act
admirably pre-choreographed
while step-dancing
with one foot chasing the other
into hurry-up spiral patterns

yet held back by sell-date
attractiveness acting
like post-passion
pragmatists out of habit...

"As If Over a Brink"...

" As If Over a Brink "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

As if over a brink
of shimmying ripples
wriggling and flourishing
on the silver screen

with heightened vitality
as "Yowzies" irksomely
stamping heels
adjacent to widening medians

like cozying up to pretty pictures
for the slightly inhibited
being listed as dramatists
by broad definition...

"NO Such Thing"...

" NO Such Thing "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

NO such thing
appearing
dis-appearing
re-appearing

failing
to fight
back
tears

ultimately
beading up
on puffed-up
cheeks

streaming
in vaporous
bereavement...

"Holding Firm"...

" Holding Firm "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Holding firm
eye-catching work
opening outward

written down
in double bills
of non-fiction
unpredictability
all vividly individual
showing up equipped

huddling warmly
locking eyes
with the avant-garde

weighing the consequences
of flamencoesque castanets
meant to address
the exceptionally well-
presented forever and ever...

"Hard to Pass Up"...

" Hard to Pass Up "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Hard to pass up
savoring whiffs
of fuchsia-colored
overindulgence

distilled spirits
chilled for sipping
burnishing up
cutlery skills

sampling
dish-to-dish
licking
patrician
finger tips

distended
pinkies
bordering
on gluttony...

"As So Often Happens"...

" As So Often Happens "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

As so often happens
selective memory
kicks in in two bars
as sung by Svengalis
in hypnotic " na-nas"

after landing Modiglianis
like cathartic hobbies
on auction blocks
for complex karmas
in heightened melodramas
filled in with dense subplots...

"Petri Dishes of Extremes"...

" Petri Dishes of Extremes "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Petri dishes of extremes
nurturing diverging stories
becoming ordinary
through shock-absorbing
cultured mosses
from frontier forts
and porcelain rickshaws
as sing-alongs for porridge

brewing coffee
with tap water
from Coldfoot
to Deadhorse
over the long haul
proceeding due North
warts and all...

"Much Talked About"...

" Much Talked About "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Much talked about
"would-haves"
and "doesn't-matters"
hanging out
on the other hand
of circumstance
cameras everywhere

snapping off chin straps
standing out
as a sort of crown
thought to be hilariously
selective and actually
quite laughable

having gone on
like full-on pop
being made up
on the spot
with a pinch
of vibrato
that must
go on...

"Record-Breaking Chicanery"...

" Record-Breaking Chicanery "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Record-
breaking
chicanery
as etiolated
zeitgeist cachets
secretly staged
Off Off Broadway
in blaring musical plays

having never been nominated
by the super crazy serenading
their best works to date
over enunciating fateful clangs
down dark echoey alleyways...

"After the Fact"...

" After the Fact "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

After the fact
where it matters
left barbed
right from the start
wearing weakening hearts
on bloodied sleeves

simultaneously
panning for laughs
with everything bland
before during and after
embattled halves

doing the dance
manically sharing
glaring face masks
gaspingly inhaling
the rarified air
of abject failure...

"On the Way Out"...

" On the Way Out "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

On the way out
waving impromptu
out-flung arms

spontaneously
acknowledging
awkwardness head-on
as outbursts of angst
having been weened
from classical repertories

while throwing elbows
and forearms above
uncovered plots
of flowerpot spots

seen tilled by robots
costumed
in jewel-studded
artists' garb...