“Often Cited”

 “Often Cited”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Often cited thriving

botanical science

throughout heady

times as climate pioneers

preserve Mother Nature’s

masterpieces over years and years …

“Breaking Dormancy”

 “Breaking Dormancy”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Breaking dormancy in a rush of green/miraculously released from the rigid grip of frigid winter/coming too quickly/still bare of leaves/preparing pails of gravel/ along garden trails/layering burlap/planting slow-growing sprouts/watered daily/rain barrels kept handy…

“The Way I See It”

 “The Way I See It”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

The way I see it/as just a smidgen/or maybe even, “Big big, really big”/quickly or briefly/slowly or always/way high or real low/from side to side/or up and down/right away or much much later/on and off the page…

“Change Begets Change”

 “Change Begets Change” Charles Dickens 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Change begets change

clusters, as of grass 

volcanic ash

shrinking glaciers 

bow-making timber

extinctions triggered …

“Earth’s Particular Tilt”

 “Earth’s Particular Tilt”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Earth’s particular tilt/thanking goodness for the Solstice/slouching on a 23.5 degree axis/as stable as an annual dance/sweeping down naturally/like the lid of a closing eyelid/balancing sunlight with moonlight/transcendentally precise/like-mindedly sublime…

“Skulking in Bare Trees”

 “Skulking in Bare Trees”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Skulking in are trees

brimming with intelligence/appearing vaguely repulsive/with histories of scavenging cunning and wide-ranging minds/beneath watchful eyes/peering out from inside featherless gargoyle heads/adding novelty to mirrory mimicry/plunging at dizzying speeds/jointly seizing raw pieces of meat …

“Mountains Seen”

 “Mountains Seen” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Mountains seen metaphorically 

eminently ascending eternally …