" Based on What? "...

" Based on What? "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Based on "What?"
versus "So What?
like inequality
while eavesdropping
as the key
to offering up
secret recipes

by unknowingly
and uncomfortably
rating craft beers
within disheartening
start-up lands

creating quite the contrast
to snug trailer parks
in slow markets
via high-risk targets
of questionable quality
during test-optional
policies of, "Say What?!"...

" Friends and Allies "...

" Friends and Allies "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Friends and allies
windy highs redefined
seeking asylum

shedding light
beachside as spies
via tit-for-tat reprisals

undermining the penalized
beneath cloudy grey skies
concealing beaming smiles

pink-cheeked blown dry
presidentially or otherwise
seemingly like nice normal guys...

" Our Place "...

" Our Place "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Our place in nature
distinguishing primates
describing types
in between environments

while clinging and leaping
swinging arm over arm through trees
among endangered species

congregating for safety
over home ranges
variable in shape
and coloration

often kinship based as indicated
by the fossilization of faces
from molecular dating
post climate change
via dietary adaptations

nurturing
steamy re-
imaginings
as steeped
shades of green

fingering teas
buds new leaves
select pluckings
deftly and steadily
stirring at the center...

" Transformative "...

" Transformative "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Transformative
galactic clues
as atomic-scale
transparent animals
via vision-
correcting displays
for sound waves
of world-changing
chronic pain
contained in our DNA

originating
from nano aerospace
capturing
low-temperature waste
mimicking
silk-spinning charades
along lengthening
periodic tables
of unexplained
shape-shifting innovation

emphasizing fascination
with making mistakes
in many cases
within the rankings
of trainees
attempting to de-escalate
tense situations
cautiously embracing
contradictory interpretations...

" Misconceptions "...

" Misconceptions "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Misconceptions
previously upheld
like captured senses

overcome
by large
objections
of the wary

after mishaps
during fractious
initial acts

where flaws
often happen
as canned
surprise
reactions
to brand-
incoherent
plans

while band-
stand dancers
wag their
derrières
and get panned

labeled
as "camp"
opposed
to theatrically
world-class
fictional
characters

having once
been scripted
by biased
one-sided
plot devices...

" A Reminder "...

" A Reminder "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A reminder
eddying
into academic-ese

neither biased
nor misleading
via time-tested means

within eroding
communities
minus accountability

re-defining history
grappling with incarnate
and ungainly surnames

while providing insights
into the dangers of incisor K9s
in the spaces of vacant smiles

borne strangely from far and away
like deviously estranged
false claims endorsed in post-truth ages...

" Ascending "...

" Ascending "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Ascending
during austerity

forcing questions
lavish members

eastern sectors
pro-settlement

rifts over health
while unmentionables
roam on internets

in need of intervention
at dangerous levels

having tested
positive for lead

resetting the "set point"
via gains and losses

back to drawing boards
love or hate right or wrong

all too often
missing the point...

" Entwined "...

" Entwined "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Entwined
and codified
damp environs
like set-aside designs

crude greens
overheated
near freezing

lidded
handle less
preventing spills
scented by petals

humility respect
more temporal concepts
as secular processions
of triumphal elephants

emblematic of wealth
and dilemmas of death
in order of precedence

donning eye-catching treasures
bearing cencers of incense...

" Let's "...

" Let's "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Let's first establish
ready understandings

as experienced
pickers plucking leaves

more fully
region to region

scented and bricked
simple pavilions

sorting and sifting
points of finishing

glorious green
gentle sorting

leaf firing
ever so slightly

lofted while drying
downy white...

" Historically Rich "...

" Historically Rich "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Historically rich
twists or crimps

citrusy intensity
brisk colory

capturing fancies
simple peonies

clusters of green
unfurling

smooth sweet
steeping

serenely
yielding...

" Precious and Rare "...

" Precious and Rare "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Precious and rare
greenish-grey cast

flinty black
tended plants

pampered
well mastered

decanted
amid cracks

featured flat
extremely aromatic

open air
answered prayers

neatly planted
foot paths

monkeys
scamper

peering out
delicate clacking

bamboo mats
gossamer powder...

" Only a Handful "...

" Only a Handful "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Only a handful
of inviting samplings
on smaller scales

via patches of land
sweet-smelling
jasmine

cooling clouds
mist-covered mountains
bamboo slings holding baskets

rice paddies
preparing
for spring plantings

daunting tasks
in inky-black
forested areas

while harkening back
to dark cognacs
as aromas inhaled

wafting caramel
sweeping valleys
concave manners...

" Contemplating "...

" Contemplating "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Contemplating
untainted
orherworldly peace

sharing seeds
still revering
brewing and drinking
loose-leaf teas

finding meaning
sage like experience
ritual activity

refined leisure
creating links
to early weeks of Spring

via philosophical beliefs
of healing remedies
yielding purity
imparting harmony...