“ Still Alive “ ...

” Still Alive “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Still alive
as erudite
afterlives
sung
around
camp fires
having
taken on
Old Age
portrayed
with just
a touch
of ash gray
while keeping
hydrated
capacious
and good
natured
yet facing
growing
dangers
taking
multiple
medications
while the body
outlasts the brain
into utter vacancy
like telltale strains
perpetually
staged and restaged...

“ Earning Ample Praise “ ...

“ Earning Ample Praise “

by Suzán Jiván Mom &
Mom-Mom Suzán

Earning ample praise
as a pragmatic octogenarian
silently trying to sweeten the pot
signaling vigor in the economy
plus surging consumer confidence

due to hefty tax cuts
artificially pumping
sluggish statistics
into soaring deficits
as epic under-
heralded emphasis
inspiring protests
after putting heads
together like less
glamorous inhabitants
hinting at days past
generating inaction
due to elaborate
paper cut outs
casting black shadows
having snipped
the tattle-tale into tell-tale...

“ At the Crossroads “ ...

“ At the Crossroads”

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

At the crossroads
still in motion
having gone retro
at men’s wear shows
while getting
with the program

going for broke
over and over
that’s no joke
composing
grand and baroque
approaches
for the average Joe

silhouettes exploding
in the front row
under the pressure
of being open
to tomorrows

as smartness marches on
via concept shops
with zero tolerance
for the old guard

being posted anonymously
on commercial spots
of fashion stars
in follow-up articles
living large via memoirs
already in progress...

“ Veiled Bonanzas “ ...

“ Veiled Bonanzas “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Veiled bonanzas for the homeland
via impositions of tariffs
threatened retaliatory action
radical pay packages
beefed-up booster rockets

launching space-age economies
freely easing earthly boundaries
betting big on algorithmic feeds

plus intimate sharings
of upscale brandings
being knocked down
and blown backwards
with meteoromic regularity

while beginning
to stitch together
cosmic bits
into thousand-
pound payload
capacities
gaining access
to faraway galaxies...

“ Leading “ ...

” Leading “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Leading to a sneak preview
of printed scripture
used as “a measuring stick”

layed down prone on the ground
undoubtedly flowering
while touching on polarities
of ultimate multiple realities

entailing radical shifts
encompassing
the alchemy of arrogance
along lengthening lists
of oral traditions and ritual

but still bearing witness
to considerable differences
synonymous with ambiguities

being carried out
with acute awareness
thoroughly examined
as transcendent values

“defiling the hands”
as alchemy
of the raw and the radical

showing up at last
as loaded canons
aiming straight
at the sublimation of anger...

“ No Longer Ravaged by Drought”...

” No Longer Ravaged by Drought “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

No longer
ravaged by drought
drops cascading down
into a greening valley
of fragrant fields of flowers
streaming victories of fertility
perpetually deposited
along enriching shores
of eternal parental joys...