“Intense Pressures”

 “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 …

“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 …