“Intense Pressures”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Intense pressures
creative centers
unprecedented splendor
lyrical tenderness
enchanted realms
hard-pressed aesthetic merit
robustness breadth
scrutinizing the self
unseen threats …
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
“Hidden Away”
“Hidden Away”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Hidden away far more dangerous
than mere decoration
meeting the earliest traces of toolmakers
“fruit knockers; bone crackers”
images of animals surviving in tact
as if by magic with little or no doubt
between image and reality
on large scales in vast chapters …
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
“An Upward Slant”
“An Upward Slant “
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
An upward slant balanced
by a descending tree line
in an abstract nocturnal harmony
filled with sentimentality
gifted with the rich symmetries
of hearing nightingales’ singing …
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
“The Restless Spirit”
“The Restless Spirit”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
The restless spirit
a soulful pose
a sweep of drapery
an abiding belief
simply revealed
vicarious experience …
Monday, September 8, 2025
“In the Middle”
“In the Middle”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
In the middle
looking back brooding
stopping to think
a full moon looming
accusing “Katydids”
chirping crickets
“Hoo-hoo-hoo-hooo!”
unusually cool nocturnes …
Friday, April 4, 2025
[Just Like That!]
“[Just Like That!]
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Just like that! rapidly taken aback in a flash
too chancy sudden massings unmasked
verbatim passages on elevated platforms
for the classic, “Just the facts” …
Monday, February 3, 2025
“Wise Birds”
“Wise Birds”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Wise birds/nocturnal/gifting of vision
of the invisible/ symbols of mystery
insight/instinct/prophecy/strategy
meditation/revelation/harbingers
of change/finding inner strength
in a nighttime space…
Sunday, February 2, 2025
“For the Birds”
“For the Birds”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
For the birds
cockamamie
murky and absurd
uncertainties
tearing up
having succumbed
to wanderlust …
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
“Shut-Eye”
“Shut-Eye”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Shut-eye short sleep
catching some Z’s
as 40 winks
for cataloging memories
like facts and stats
of napping drawbacks
jet lag bugbears
and nightmares …
Saturday, June 22, 2024
“Most Widespread”
“Most Widespread”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Most widespread best-known
mostly silent in flight
groupings in communal roosts
nuptial plumage single broods …
Monday, April 1, 2024
“A Scent on a Breeze”
“A Scent on a Breeze”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
A scent on a breeze essence zest
impression footsteps tenor temper
semblance incense deep breaths…
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
“Tagging Horseshoe Crabs, Gorging Red Knots
“Tagging Horseshoe Crabs Gorging Red Knots”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Tagging horseshoe crabs
gorging red knots
as large as robins
completing migration
from far far away
gaining avian weight
flying away completely elated
celebrating sustained generations
of DNA “knotty” chains …
Monday, January 10, 2022
“Flirty Birdies”
“Flirty Birdies”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Flirty birdies in gaggles/reenacting “goosey-goosey-gander”/high-strung ducks skedaddle/raucously calling, “quack quack quack”/attempting to evade unsatiable drakes/giving chase as skiddish hen chicks/quickly vamoose the coup/avidly being pursued/by spooning cock-a-doodle doing roosters/while lovey-dovey double quick pigeons/go “goo-gooing”/effusively “billing and cooing” …
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