" Fairly Silent "...

" Fairly Silent "

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

Fairly silent
one-syllable 
one-note 

guttural 
winding up
early enough

fluting
and grunting 
messaged
instructions 

sending up puffs
as structure
for cunningness 

all from
a distance
along silvery
hummocks 
over months
and months

fissures
in mud
like clues
of summer 

remotely
untouched
backcountry 

seeking balance
from the tops
of dry grasses

spying black bears
white teeth flashing
old paths and habits
being re-examined...