" Superficially "...

" Superficially "

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom Suzán

Superficially showing off streamers
generally silent at sea flying steadily
often approaching and circling boats

head down probing
over tropical oceans
methodically and slowly

deep gulping pounding dense reeds
hoarse trumpeting black legs and feet
adult breeding nesting in trees

often gathering actively dashing
becoming drab and pale
upon careful examination of details

common but innocuous
along edges of ponds
white rump and underparts

grassy marsh
developing scarlet
low flying solitary
high-pitched "eeee!"...

" Grim "...

" Grim " by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Grim tolls battles narrow rumbling flattening homes
body counts growing pinned-down civilians with famine risks
made by targeting committees being given more authority
via art therapy for veterans as traumatized service members

accused of meddling in elections having been accidentally swept
up in incidentally secret service members minus oversight
street fighting like muck and reptiles think-tank style
throughout the by-and-by outright like a statue of a child
holding fliers dressed just right during de-militarized drone strokes

isotopes colliding spinning turbines at construction sites
of sun and hydrogen plagued by design and impending deadlines
unfurling straight up towards the sky short of stature stout of heart
struck by solar power poised over anthers grasping hands
picking up a bong for a critical project while splitting atoms
by independent analysis hazards of reactors

commissioned multinationally in fits and starts
managing problems due to trauma
in unsparing reports of haunting fallout
after failing to rally support for, "el condor pasa"

unlikely bonds of absurdist drama reading graphic novels
chugging prop-wine in large-scale revivals
only seen during half time while sitting on risers
tagged, "next in line" like a lion's prey in strips of bacon
as readymades with generic names never standing completely straight...

" A Long "...

" A Long "

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

A long and measured view
garnering blinds from blown-out windows
far too soon to stay neutral in an age of post-truth
like reconstituted slate shingles from roofs
mushrooming grass roots and dismantled gazebos
used as school rooms in full bloom
playing piped-in music during walking tours in tribute
to the lose lips that sank ships
as seagulls screeched far far out at sea
thanks to modern technology
floating over foaming oceans
above pre-launched torpedos
speeding away from submarines
in the name of letting freedom ring
for underwater Old Glories
well above normal while snorkeling
for something smelling a little fishy
while building new wings to house old ideas
experienced swimmingly like pendulums swinging
away from buildings while going out for pizza
in museum cafeterias full of diversity
involving pepperoni as a spicy topping for hot
gastronomical projects in take-out boxes
deemed monuments to corrugated cardboard
with the power of herbs on politics
in sanctuary restaurants gone undocumented
omitting cilantro offering walnuts plus pomegranates
pledging to prohibit harassment based on factors
like immigration status fearing travel for families
in station wagons of practicality merging into solidarity
garnished with newly harvested happenstance
intending to cleanse the palate in the aftermath...

" It's A Sign "

" It's a Sign " by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

It's a sign for openly testy former nominees falling short warily
in the catbird seat high in a dogwood tree meowing loudly
via mimickry surrounded by pink-bracketed pseudo-flowers
as seen in a late-arriving daylight-saved frigid spring day

while a commander claims to have been wiretapped
in a see-through glass tower without a doubt
while questioning the credulity of a tweeting chief
moving to halt the tightening of vehicular fuel efficiencies

blaming judicial overreach while rushing indiscriminately
into an apparitional wall of thick-headed bricks
seeking big tilts to the military with arts axed entirely
during the trimming of billions aided by novice
pseudo-politicians perpetuating the ins-and-outs
of their unstable bases leaving sour tastes
from the hacking of mega-data making significant gains

outlooks unchanging due to grim fate
as witnessed from way way out in outer space
claiming to "repeal and replace" dodgy changes
in a digital age of lawmakers seeking immunity
from criminal double-speak activity
being beamed over social media

deemed new and rare species
enchantingly remastered declassified
avian birds of prey painted on the wing
declassified beaks gleaming post breeding season

wandering grouped by geniuses
with wide variations in appearances
printed via checklists that change very little
typically heeding only minor revisions

yet none-the-less significantly providing logistical
awarenesses including rare but regular surreptitious
visitors portrayed in stained-glass windows
as narrative images for illiterates in gritty atmospheres

frozen in agony preaching single mindedness
with a blaze of mono theology above inner-city
asphalt and chain link urging tithing
drawing public ire via golden iconography
perpetually leapfrogging into "Ripley's Believe It or Not"...