" In the Interim "...

" In the Interim "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

In the interim
remaining
somewhat visible

while rebuilding
the groundwork
of very different worlds

ranging from broken trees
to faulty wiring
being covertly homogenized

conjured by
transparent washes
of subconscious machos
and deleterious "no comments"

across self-referential
stretcher bars
like internal conflicts
left deliberately unresolved

as in conflicts
of watercolor versus gouache
for jarring avatars

having gone into shock
recovering post-op
from surgically accomplished
greatly altered open hearts...

" Site-Specific "...

" Site-Specific "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Site-specific
assembled guilds
posting images
making bids in pinches

under chandelier-lit
vaulted ceilings
like saturated
color schemes
meant
for re-packaging
years and years
from now

pulling off
challenges
as suggestively
fresh introspections

crocodile tears
artificial tears
dropped
into eye pockets
being left
without
a dry eye
in the house

having once
risked
overexposure
ending up
on the ropes
decrying gross
testimonials
like, "How
dry I am"...

" Summoning Memories "...

" Summoning Memories "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Summoning memories
evoking heartstringed eras
over years and years
of tears and tears

downstream
of celebratory
memorabilia

flooding stringed
light-lined streets
hanging needly
evergreen wreaths

staging live Nativities
spinning dreidels
" dai-dia-anu
dai-dai-anu
dai-dai-anu
dai-dai-anu
dai-dai-anu "

marching in place
re-thinking
re-configuring arenas

having once
been inaccessible
from the streets

re-opening
with actual
greenery

growing beneath
our moving feet
keenly nurturing
groundskeepers

weaving together
thinly bladed fields
sprouting from
dormant seeds

saved
from previous eras
of native species

preserving
our horticultural
history

via scientific
academic means
like the greening
of our intellectual genes

baton-wielding
band leaders
banners streaming...

" Breathing Deeply "...

" Breathing Deeply "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Breathing deeply
indigenous peoples
weaving therapies

fomenting community
whirring smoothies
of bitter ethos

guest speakers
spouting expertise
to the Nth degree

most succinctly
in public spheres
of supposed
purity and piety

being meant to adhere
to peculiar ideologies
like betwixt and betweens

via contradictory mass medias
beginning with the beguines
of further readings plus external links...

" The Midpoint "...

" The Midpoint "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The midpoint
of conformity
magically
speaking
passing
big splashy
wizardry

released
behind
the scenes
of cheery
seaside
fantasies

circumventing
currents of grief
by sonically
unfurling
white hankies

tears streaming
down cheeks
over the eons
of contrasting ideas
minus apologies

while winsomely
ringing in the ears
collecting cockles
and magic wands
being deemed
as, "optional "...

"A More Perfect Union"...

" A More
Perfect Union
aka A Pastiche
of 'We the People'"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A more perfect Union
often rewinding
like unlikely allies
highlighted in real time

as seen within unabridged
thrift editions unflinchingly
unreeling while inheriting the meek
by remembering the neediest

humble bumbling bees
laughing in the breezes
from sea to shining sea

Johnny Appleseeds'
peeling off liberties
like polished jewels
in our fingers signaling:
 "one if by land; two if by sea"
great clouds like ushers leaning
throughout our history

white mantles studded
with red and blue tiles
reading by gaslight
high-tech at the time

smoking pipes
textile dyes
"Oh beautiful
for spacious skies"

placing hands on Bibles
starry starry nights
fantastical ideas on standby

showing spine
terse and unadorned
as writing easy as a sign

stars and stripes
furthering forces of life
streaking lightning
quartering orchard trees
splitting growth rings
fruitfully transferring energy...

" Featured Voices "...

" Featured Voices "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Featured voices
sounding quirkily indie
drifting  indifferently
via pickle recipes
of offbeat novelty

while "injesting"
practically anything
into rounded tummies
bulging publically

summoning visions
of headtripping
with hallucinogens
acid greens
plunged cucumbers
whirring stirring
ping-ponging plasticity

ignoring cool toys
like lopsided springboards
bounding into time-warped
phantasmagorias
during unscripted discourses
for serendipitously
vociferous sorceresses...

" Supposed Closure "...

" Supposed Closure "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Supposed closure
if only for the moment
like overblown
disclosures going rogue

ending up in the red mostly
starkly exposed
within ruins overgrown
by invasive foliage

lighted by totem-like strobes
revealing cultural touchstones
cleaved into sole thrones
of gold guarded closely...

" Summoning "...

" Summoning "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Summoning
theatricality
like "Canticles
of the Holy Wind"

as environmental
activists
hauntingly lamented
during stirring
requiems

in grandiose settings
vividly rendered
spectral evanescence

shadows
of selves
redirected
revenants
into states
of reflection
with holes left
for purposeful
aimlessness

clenched
hand gestures
haloes present...

" Potentially "...

" Potentially "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Potentially
explosive
ingredients

onslaughts
of strong
mediums
mixed in
with tedium

hard not
to read
straight-
forwardly

suspending
beliefs
upon taking
the lead

totally
absorbing
story-
telling
in chalk
drawings

becoming
unwilling
to cut
the cord
along
sidewalks

discretionary dollars
chronicling
performance artists
conjuring
sentimental gothic
on vacant lots
of complete darkness...

" After Fleeing "...

" After Fleeing "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

After fleeing
still struggling
final fill-ups

soaring
pink marble
dining apart
from slim
profit margins
in mass markets
of hot technology

stocks slicking woks
stirred clockwise
from the top
flat-bottomed-
fuel-yielding rocks

trading verbal barbs
martial arts
yielding madness
memoirs
as enticing prospects
overarchingly
sounding promising...

" Betting on Cinephiles "...

" Betting on Cinephiles "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Betting on cinephiles
citing online rivals
like content providers
streaming live

while undermining film buffs
losing chemistries of love
ultimately becoming undone
by star-struck sepulchral summonings...

" Told "...

" Told "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Told not to worry
upon pondering titles
well within reach

like lots
of little things
gone missing
from history

being listed in
"The Science
of Hitting"
laid out reliably
year after year

geometry
trigonometry
repeatedly
coming up
against the pitch--
"It's outta heeere!!!"

while jubilantly
rounding the bases
arms raised
crossing the plate...

" Cleared "...

" Cleared "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Cleared
to question
turnout edges

barbed effects
previous centuries'
love letters as weapons

cliff dwellers
nesting on ledges
rarified air
fledgling nestlings'
towering spectacles

flight feathers
cursive ends
quills ink wells
penned sentences...