“By the Light”

 “By the Light”

by Suzán Jiván for Stanislaus Dubowski 

By the light of the silvery moon 

a tender sense of ourselves 

as a transcendent luminescent crescent…

“Worked by a Kettlebell, Informally”

 “Worked by a Kettlebell, Informally”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Worked by a kettlebell, informally 

“ Hold your horses!”

wearing toilette water …

“You Say It When you Get It”

 “You Say It When You Get It”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

You say it when you “get it”

sorta like a rainbow connection 

of cells as “the father of many”

after asking for directions 

across a broad spectrum 

of inner reflections 

arching overhead …

“So Inclined”

 “So Inclined” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

So inclined

to go in and out 

shouting, “Peace Out!”

traveling North of Fifth and Forth 

as three or more

tallying scores

metaphorically calling,

“The same with me!”

all for extra minutes, briefly …

“A Reversal As A Renewal”

 “A Reversal as a Renewal”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A reversal as a renewal 

heading towards a more laudatory world 

extolling celebratory works 

headily switching to healthful spring zests …

“Dulling of Delight”

 “Dulling of Delight”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Dulling of delight dwindling of drive 

quiet defiance far from organized 

dreaming of paradise, “Is there really 

such a thing as maternal instinct —

albeit only to a slight degree?” ...

“A Shrugging Familiarity”

 “A Shrugging Familiarity”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

A shrugging familiarity 

of not-to-inconvenient access 

for takeaway transplants camera in hand 

low-tide sands conquerors landing 

in a pink dawn along with a hard frost 

minus a self-portrait passport 

for hauntingly transportive “old Salts” ...