“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 …