“Summer Scenes”

 “Summer Scenes”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Summer scenes 

swimming

at the beach

gulls screeching 

waves breaking 

sands shimmering …

“Huh!”

 “Huh!”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

“Huh!” “Didn’t expect to see you here!”

in a tumbleweed journey 

snaking between peaks 

and across prairies 

jamming with jazz …

“The Lay of the Land”

 “The Lay of the Land”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

The lay of the land all in a yoga class 

along with picks from the draft 

formed in a lab after a crash …

“Off Limits”

 “Off Limits”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Off limits/falling origami/into eerily spotless labyrinths/flickering candles/chants/riverside prayers/theater and drag …

“A Change in Scenery”

 “A Change in Scenery”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A change in scenery/visiting from afar, in brief/ hurrying quaintly/booking economy seats/replete with window features/enthusiastically banking on TVs/for travel series on repeat …

“An Ear-Splitting Bang”

 “An Ear-Splitting Bang”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

An ear-splitting bang/turning pages/play-by-play adaptations/shapeshifting/straightaway/giving chase/for pennies a day/all across a pulpy landscape/as an undercover agent …

“Few and Far”

 “Few and Far”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Few and far between/getting it on/as the jollity/of glam rock/versus the melancholy/meaning “da bomb”/from BuzzFeed articles/after not getting involved/with mailing greeting cards/to the Arctic …