“A Sort of Password”

 “A Sort of Password”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

A sort of password getting out of hand 

questioning me again as ordinary intent 

hand over fist dawn sniffing 

finding rhythm within short-pitched dings …

“Well in Sight”

 “Well in Sight”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Well in sight a quiet sky fancying the mighty

adding gleam without ceasing as sunbeams 

breath life tides rise calm and deep 

seemingly asleep dreaming minds …

“That Reminds Me”

 “That Reminds Me”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

That reminds me/a little overdressed/and immensely educated/personifying perfection/giving frankness

 great credit/recording impressions/not making much sense/forming confessions/keeping dear letters/

feeling hurt instead/without question …

“Scattered”

 “Scattered”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Scattered sporadic hazardous fragments 

strewn scant nomadic around somewhere 

jabbering chatting murmuring blathering claptrap…

“Changes of Hearts”

 “Changes of Heart”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Changes of heart 

soul and body

candlelit barns

brimming rivers 

fields of harvest …

“Pick and Choose”

“Pick and Choose”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Pick and choose

endeavoring to guess  

minus deference

thoughts heavy eyes swell

living now dead 

hooded hordes lament 

tolling bells exhausted wells …

“Revisions”

“Revisions”

by  Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Revisions leaving reappearing 

leaning in mixing memories 

showing fatigue sipping coffee

freely feeling shadowy evenings 

forbidden to see frequently sighing 

cries of grief hearing silence ..

“Unflowering”

“Unflowering”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Unflowering transfixed patterns  

fields of action foresight aftersight 

living dying resigned if ever so slightly…

“Unimaginable”

“Unimaginable”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Unimaginable heart’s heat watery mirrors 

darkest years quivering sap blanched for hours

blinding glare starting from anywhere

never and always no before nor after 

empty pails missing handles…

“In Due Course”

“In Due Course”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

In due course right or wrong not for long 

ordinary extraordinary nothing at all 

worst of all minor points major faults 

the fewest the shortest streams of discourse…

“After All”

“After All”  

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

After all

windless warm

up since dawn 

drinking coffee

out of doors 

running voices

all in due course 

ink pots sunspots …

“Difficulty”

“Difficulty”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Difficulty proving anything 

deliberately making faces 

feeling displaced smiling faintly 

Pierced ears

feather boa 

appearing older

arms outstretched 

twirling dancing 

in good standing 

left staring …

“Perhaps”

 “Perhaps”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Perhaps due to circumstance 

like premonitions written

in invisible ink as faint scribbles 

Shouldering beneath speaking crudely 

without thinking without shrinking

printed in caps listening to jazz …