“An Immersive High Tide”

 “An Immersive High Tide”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

An immersive high tide 

causing an immediately personal stir 

thongs strings and cheeky bikinis 

used interchangeably 

ultimately intimately

in summary, “Skin is in!” …

“Brushy Swaths”

 “Brushy Swaths”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Brushy swaths Ben-Day dots da Vinci parchment 

batted piñatas mythical qualities 

homages to artists deathless postmodern …

“Flinching, but Only a Little”

 “Flinching, but Only a Little”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Flinching, but only a little 

like studying riddles 

while playing gin 

with a bat signal …

“Almost Entirely”

 “Almost Entirely”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Almost entirely both there and not there 

dewdrops landing on hands 

no signs of dampening 

having existed strictly in the past 

offering no further details 

becoming grandiose in scale …

“Teeter - Tottering”

 “Teeter - Tottering”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Teeter - tottering grappling tussling 

with kinetic sculptures like coiling elephant trunks

with wind and water while weakly walking 

being wrestled to the floor playing horsey 

clip-clopping flip-flops…

“Facing Off”

 “Facing Off”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Facing off 

stepping outside 

excited cries 

gone into hiding …

“At a Distance—Allergy Triggers

 “At a Distance—Allergy Triggers”

At a distance—allergy triggers 

trippy drugs pale lagers 

exploding stars over twinkling eons …