" Running Counter "...

" Running Counter "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Running counter
to the roundabout
cherry picking facts

supplanted
by tiny fractions
of somehows
as re-imagined
knowhows

scouring
lunar-dappled paths
of rain-splashed
droplet scatter
from free-tailed
bat habitats

trapping heat
for adorably squishy
pup colonies
consuming record
numbers of insect pests

step by quiet step
being reported dead
like uncollected debts
plus interest
from spokesmen

while still assessing
the treasury
as exacting efforts
to cast dragnets
into hard-to-separate
anti-settlements

beneath rockets red glare
measuring high levels of lead
serving as surrogates
for uprooted residents

having come under threats
stemming from soil tests
upon gaining momentum
from high-end veggie chefs
heading in the right direction...

" Codas of Sorts "...

" Codas of Sorts "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Codas of sorts
being performed
totally out of order
like bouncing
while walking
then coming
to a violent halt

feeling unmoored
from meaning
suddenly fully released
onto trembling knees
of incoherence

bellies distended
arms outstretched
like concussed
chuckleheads
with difficulty
forming complete
sentences

while mumbling
out of succession
having gone
out of sequence
shoulder-to-hip belts
concave convex
perpetual motionlessness...

" In the Many Forms "...

" In the Many Forms "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

In the many forms
of the forever more
as unhurriedly incantatory
pairings of live streams

far from retreating transfixed
while gathering to witness
the boldly hip

like indigenous spirits
howling their own
anthems from everywhere
in the long after
and well out of character

as greatly detailed
swapped scarcity
in contrast...

" Giving Way "...

" Giving Way "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Giving way
to wildness
in search
of mind-
blowing
oddities

ubiquitously
linked to
critical
thinking

while
questioning
the many
dreaming
of themselves

as uniquely
querying
human
specimens

blurring
boundaries
between
species

having been
caught up
in the conflict
of un-filtered
consciousness

with foundational
mottos verging on
caricaturizations

becoming
exacerbated
by malaise
when spoken
in no-nonsense-
stop-motion...

" Over a Lifetime"...

" Over a Lifetime "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Over a lifetime
of boarding flights
where heir cores
become stronger

props spinning across water
sticking nearly every landing
while mining the past

as double magic
grinning enthusiastically
brimming with sentimentality

while re-releasing double features
romanticizing heroes
on time-warped song sheets

dining on grass-fed
lean bison meat
and new-native cuisine

culinary anthropology
plus vegan ethnobotony
for foraging
families over prairies...

" Touching Off a Firestorm "...

" Touching Off
   a Firestorm "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Touching off
a firestorm
to say the least
awkwardly
ignoring pleas
placed
at a premium

promising
bids quickly
to emissions
like lives
in limbo

being priced out
of heists
while high-fiving
in complete avoidance
over time

glowing beneath
heat lightning
tranquilizing F.Y.I.
as a precise
pre-requirement
for compartmentalizing
every strike...

" Delving Deeply "...

" Delving Deeply "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Delving deeply
into morphing
proceedings
while seeking
a complete
understanding
of exactly
what's happening
to the baffled

entire casts swirling
with no strings attached
to the last man
kept in good standing
by the gussied-up crafty

during greater galas
with little-or-no know how
not exactly a no-brainer
becoming all the rage

lost in translation
without explanation
excerpted from conversation
before the days
of pervasive amplification
as sounds of ice straining

release your imagination
while cows graze
and insects mate
like balance-sheet data
for procrastinators
from way back in the day
heard via auto replay
for catharses off stage...

" Depth and Breadth "...

" Depth and Breadth "

by Suzán Jiván 

Mom & Mom-

Mom Suzán 

Depth and breadth 

necessitating 

re-measurements 

as sensors of spaciousness 

like attention-grabbing fate

being beamed directly into our brains 

while mimicking 

courtship and dating 

divining dire situations 

somewhat contrivedly

plus slightly befuddlingly

becoming simultaneously 

engaging plus somewhat numbing

slowly and convincingly idyllic-seeking

by "winking blinking and nodding "

beneath berrying ginkos

squirrels tossing ancient sprigs

with varying degrees 

of beady-eyed coherence...