“Like a Wildflower”

 “Like a Wallflower”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Like a wallflower

bashful reticent timid

tulip lily meadow beauty

tumble weed wilding…

“Go on Now, Git!”

 “Go on Now, Git”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Go on now, git! move on take off get along 

find the eye break a smile like pie-in-the-sky

while speeding along a winding byway 

just in time via double yellow lines…

“By Leaps and Bounds”

 “By Leaps and Bounds”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

By leaps and bounds heavy rain high winds

warming air heavier rainfalls greater 

potential for storms to stall causing 

catastrophic prolonged downpours…

“Making an Impression”

 “Making an Impression”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Making an impression

drawing attention 

having an effect

exerting influence 

going down well

heading to a magical ending 

above all else …

“It’s an Idea”

 “It’s an Idea”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

It’s an idea the promise of nostalgia 

worth knowing about

through warm interaction 

via centrality of historical impacts

captured in snowy fantasy…

“Giving Back Land”

 “Giving Back Land”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Giving back land curling about dug out

snaking around coastal realities 

turning farmland into salty marshland

acknowledging swamps

glimpsing godwits problem solved …

Dancing with a Clickety-Clack”

 “Dancing with a Clickety-Clack”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Dancing with a clickety-clack 

tap tap tapping rap rap rapping 

clap cap clapping giving a hand 

fancy unto fancy buck chug brush 

pick-ups scuff shim sham shuffle …