" Over Coloful Years "...

" Over Colorful Years "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Over colorful years
effortless volume
Omega gold

countless hopefuls
rampant growth
natural yellow

"Let it snow
let it snow
let it snow"...

emboldening moments
blanketed by blanco
rolled into snowmen

ornamented
with coal
all in a row

so so
stoked
post solstice...

" Must-Haves "...

" Must-Haves "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Must-haves
as the coolest cats
of the, "Who?
What? Where?
and sometimes Why?"
from the world
of oversized styles

like icons
in black and white
donning pin stripes
while specializing
in fade-defying
botanical dyes
being exclusively
offered online

ignited by designer
starlights 'n' starbrights
like the first stars seen tonight
via front-row sightings

emblazoned as slinky-keen sheathes
gleaming behind-the-scenes
of high-fashion industries

fur chubbies and chunky heels
in sun-kissed mixed features
of flitting birds and buzz-kill bees
as perennial over-the-top accessories

spectacularly used en masse
interchangeably attached
knuckle-duster ring wraps...

" There's More "...

" There's More "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

There's more
in each hourlong
newly restored
spritzed audience

as wordless
and disturbingly
absurdist
streaming services

newly remastered
and expanded versions
like disastrous masterpieces
between mysterious
award-winning creatures
on screen during darling
highly cinematic scenes

via newly released
movie queens cawing
hooting and howling
rooting for crews
of incongruous
sharpshooters

trying to shake off sameness
during annual migrations
of hard-to-blame dicey gamers
with pistols blazing

being fitted with aprons
while bellyaching
going without saying
not precisely gourmet
prowling backstage...

" Defying Gravity "...

" Defying Gravity "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Defying gravity
by dozing
on sandy spits
and rough-
housing
in the shallows
with cubs in tow

facing possible
extinction
while ice sheets
retreat
and bears flee
reluctantly
during whaling
season

stealing into streets
seeking meals
unable to rely on seals
during days of reckoning

like climate refugees
encompassing
polarizing eras
and widening inquiries
of carnage and fear
from worsening cruelties

being trapped in cities
sending cryptic tweets
once considered hokey
along water-soaked
coasts minus backbone
patrolling in glass-
bottom boats as fragile
floating protests...

" No Matter "...

" No Matter "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

No matter
pressed
to imagine
unsympathetic
characters

gazing straight
into cameras
skin pallid
copper locks

crimson lips
treated clinically
repeatedly nasty
yet passively
earth shattering
via snapchat

illustrating
the savage
uppers
and
downers
like inside-
out scowls
seen as
arrogance

uncomfortably
scrappy
running afoul
impacted hourly

as anarchic
champions
of repackaged
statutes
molded in
monochromatic
plastic...

" Brands and Stars "...

" Brands and Stars "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Brands and stars
as spontaneous snippets
making "all the difference"
by "going the distance"

"Go figure!" in part
as "zero" tolerance for targets
like matriarchs versus patriarchs

doing us "no favors"
while spewing
non-uniform views
of impugned poor reviews

coming in danger
of losing
tumultuous pieces
for zoot suits

watch chains
gone askew
via loosened
belt loops...

" Back to Unlikely "...

" Back to Unlikely "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Back to unlikely
by banking
on the familiarity
of built-in
verbal quirks

as the greatest non-hits
of spiced-up hipsters
being comically
topped off with pith-
helmet jingles

culminating in culled
semi-autobiographical bits
with solidly novel lingo
growing into intoxicatingly
cool "First Noel" musicals

while tempos ebb and flow
throughout holy oratorios
heard as uproariously
supportive brios
via modern-leaning harmonies
blanched by melancholic
a cappella calmness
standing starkly apart...