“Did Not Shrink”

 “Did Not Shrink”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Did not shrink 

from masterfully traveling 

over weeks and weeks

across magical

expanses of land and sea

uncovering freedom’s

emotional meanings 

hidden within elusive scenes 

of intangible realities …

“Almost Entirely”

 “Almost Entirely”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Almost entirely

not quite not far 

on the verge

hardly in the vicinity 

shortly before

seldom in effect 

on edge not yet…

“An Unfolding”

 “An Unfolding”

by Suzán Jiván Mom

& Mom-Mom Suzán 

An unfolding of a reawakening 

in time and space as changing 

layers of duration

shrinking expanding 

disappearing reappearing 

recognized unrecognized

waxing waning lunar phases 

tides rising and receding 

high tide low tide fishing times

two highs two lows moon alignments 

cycling global species of masses 

of grass-green seaweeds …

“Perhaps by Habit”

 “Perhaps by Habit”

by Suzán Jiván Mom

& Mom-Mom Suzán 

Perhaps by habit 

as a capacity to travel 

along with growing

understanding of originality 

like leaping imaginations

shaped by hands as shared

intangible accidents 

that remediated anguish…

“A Name of Its Own”

 “A Name of Its Own”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

A name of its own 

peculiar at first symbolized by steam 

under a banner of democracy 

far-reaching paradoxically 

exhilarating and frightening 

searching for meaning seeking cohesion 

ruled by reason abstractly severe …

“How to Use a Loofah”

 “How to Use a Loofah”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

How to use a loofah rub-a-dub-dub

three men in a tub putting out to sea

with a wiper a squeegee and a sweeper 

leaving port shoving off proceeding 

straight to the squeaky clean …

“Wafting”

 “Wafting”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Wafting coasting floating flowing

smoothing along bobbing washing

flapping flying spiraling winding

gusting blustering whooshing …

“Weighing Anchor”

 “Weighing Anchor” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Weighing anchor on a huge cruise ship/perpetually schlepping on congested decks/scantly napping in jam-packed cabins/getting sloshed at dive bars/over ordering watered-down drinks/wading among floods of tourists/along with hoards of hidden costs/all at obligatory ports of call …

“Sent Jittering and Bobbing”

 “Sent Jittering and Bobbing”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Sent jittering and bobbing 

amid strangely hollow props

turning towards screens and bodies 

fins cutting arteries boating monster marlins

as a popular genre fitfully scrolling

as a looming apocalypse …

“Too Dangerous to Enjoy”

 “Too Dangerous to Enjoy”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Too dangerous to enjoy 

prohibited from entering the water 

unsafe currents grim tallies swimming bans 

overwrought campers overlooking warnings 

thinking over, “Just what could go wrong?” …

“Water Wings, for Example”

 “Water Wings for Example”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Water wings, for example 

there’s no turning back 

“Did I just hear him say that?!”

while still going backwards 

like a descriptor for a champion 

as a half-page, perhaps 

in epochs for mammals 

with and without sound …

“Promising Normalcy”

 “Promising Normalcy”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Promising normalcy

for a while, at least 

like a waltzing onomatopoeia 

while ringing in New Years’ Eves 

via-á-vis black diamonds for skiers 

tipsily sipping “double” or “triple” drinks 

after qualifying for seriously seismic 

frequent flyer miles…

“Dashed Plans”

 “Dashed Plans”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Dashed plans

searching for answers 

and greater understanding 

feeling disconnected to everywhere 

anesthetizing polar bears post Santa 

adding ear tags 

hoisting spring scales

hanging in the air…

“The Main Takeaways”

 “The Main Takeaways”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

The main takeaways/from an increasing contagion/alert levels being urgently raised/sweeping tidal waves/feeling desperate for a change/hopping onto planes to the latest destinations/along with triple vaccinations/while providing concierge services for rapid testing at the very best hotels/adjusting the spacing between, as typed-up letters/first then reversed/left unlearned/splurging during a surge …

“A Similar Sweeping”

 “A Similar Sweeping”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A similar sweeping/reopening doors/allowed to cross borders/ toting, “vaccine passports”/“Now you’re talking!”/seeing one another shortly/as a trade off/for the greater outdoors/of varying trails/some short some flat/over undulating foothill passes/of pick-and-mix/having been raised in the hills/down to double figures/of chin dimples …

“Grappling with Tragedy”

 “Grappling with Tragedy”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Grappling with tragedy 

having come under attack asking,

“Have you heard of trip-stacking?”

via travel booking apps 

for  skittish passengers 

feeling frazzled forced to cancel

due to travel bans and vicious variants

finally—not knowing which masks to pack …

“Viewing Footage”

 “Viewing Footage”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Viewing footage of scrambled families 

in “all that’s happened”

vowing to complete the evacuation as planned 

mournfully calling parents

of those “killed in action”

“What America says matters”

along with the capacity to strike back 

as bodies bob in a canal after horrific blasts …

“Coming to a Close”

 “Coming to a Close”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Coming to a close hurrying home 

having, “Gone for the Gold”

savoring moments gone widely unnoticed 

like a plain old name in the most simple way

leaving an empty stadium 

having extinguished the flame

post celebration

self-coronated fading shapes

elation left in the wake …

“Delta Variants”

“Delta Variants”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Delta variants hitting snags 

capturing scenes from a dude ranch 

head wranglers herds staring 

foals scrambling gold-tinted grasses 

exhilarating trails scattered cabins 

scrimshawed knife handles grizzly bears …

“ Punishment “ ...

” Punishment “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Punishment banished
by whimsy spins
still planning to enhance
capital spans
due to harassments

saying nothing
of secrets
and unwitting
complicity
moving embassies
bringing
fierce backlashes
spurring
battles shrinking
land masses

controlled
by the handfuls
classified
grand stairs
being
reduced by half
caught
in the crosshairs
while falling
through the cracks

deemed too
convoluted
via La La Land
spoofs
still alluding
to over-ruled
public schools...