“Grand Fir Lowland Fir” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

“Grand Fir Lowland Fir”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Grand fir lowland fir
chickadees feeding on oil-rich seeds
deer foraging on twigs and leaves
blotchy resin-bearing pockets
shallow fissures flat ridges
broad bands beneath
pale shiny winged seeds ...

“Redcedar Riddle” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

“Redcedar Riddle”

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Redcedar riddle
alkaline acidic
striking differences
leaf litter
soaking rain
water retained
infiltration rates
increased pore space
micro - and macro -
fauna and - flora
giant sequoia...

“Saving Face Life Saving” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

“Saving Face Life Saving”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Saving face life saving
exhausting stockpiles in 6 days
updates too late
outdated supply chains
chaotic administrations
scatterbrained data disassociation
sheltering in place
threatening deportation
accelerating graduation
stifling complaints
dying from complications...

“Sudden Shifts” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

“Sudden Shifts”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Sudden shifts in colliding principles
“I’m out! I’m out! I’m out!
on the outs without a doubt
feeling isolated and defiant
caught in denial like the strange
eddies of pandemic history
“It’s better to die on your feet
than in your knees!”
after shaking hands continuously
belittling infectious severity
minimizing deaths
dwindling of the veterans
perishing in once-festive settings
having lost their bets
with the death sentence
called, “Asymptotic Spread” ...

“100,000 Body Bags” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“100,000 Body Bags”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

100,000 body bags
no more breathing
no more talking
no more sneezing
no more coughing
as joblessness soars
and everyday citizens
are asked to wear face masks
bared in pandemic clashes
in order to halt deadly lapses
into graphical pandering
for greater advantages
high-hats versus hard-hats
in social media fads flashing,
“The only card of its suit in a hand”
as fancy-schmancy wear while jabbering
to the top of a wizard’s staff
having been trampled by hashtags ...

“Borderline Critical” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Borderline Critical”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Borderline critical apocalyptic statistics
corrupt political systems
both an end and a beginning as cyclical
brinks of extinction versus invincibility
opposing briefings mapping bleak trajectories
eerily received beneath quarantine
feeling fear to the nth degree
tsunamic casualties live streamed ...

“Do-It-Yourself Face Masks” ...

“Do-It-Yourself Face Masks”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Do-it-yourself face masks remembering to stagger
the pleats from your mouth to your nose
keeping large droplets from coming out or going in
still sustaining social distancing
continuing practicing hand-washing hygiene
reducing transmitting airborne disease
improvising materials the thicker the better
thin and flimsy offer little protection
pulling a mask on or off or fidgeting
with it will lessen its effectiveness
always remove the mask from the ear loops or the tie
hand-washing it at night letting it air dry
thereby having become more mindful
of scratching your nose or rubbing your eyes
as portals to the body by a lethal virus
unconsciously left behind ...