“With the Wave of a Wand”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
With the wave of a wand yard signs disappear
in between dignity and pomposity
ripped down crumbling into a wintry slumber
kinking shimmering into spring post ice rink…
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Monday, September 9, 2024
“In Brief”
“In Brief”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
In brief, succinctly terse and pithy huge hits
via headline-making zines while plastickly smiling
in dewy-eyed defiance of past Byzantine times
now reaching self-actualizing unseen heights …
Saturday, July 20, 2024
“ Ain’t Happenin’ “
“ Ain’t Happenin’ “
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Ain’t happenin’ horsin’ around
playing the clown roughhousing
shenanigans ragging wisecracking
dilly-dallying kicking back …
Friday, June 7, 2024
“Figures of Speech”
“Figures of Speech”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Figures of speech: “Let’s breathe: in and out”
idioms similes imagery hyperbole
ways of speaking puffery gilding the lily …
Thursday, May 2, 2024
“Roughly a Quarter”
“Roughly a Quarter”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Roughly a quarter
a fourth a farthing
a part a quad a spot
tolerance lodging
dwelling hip two bits …
Thursday, March 7, 2024
“Spilling the Beans”
“Spilling the Beans”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Spilling the beans/revealing/squawking/squealing
shooting the breeze/blowing the whistle
giving an inkling/gossiping/whispering/snitching
having been given the skinny/coming clean …
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
“Drilling Down”
“Drilling Down”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Drilling down/digging in/finding out
pitching in/scrambling about
sifting through/topping off/chowing down
bringing about/pulling off/welcoming in …
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