Stylistic Contra-dic-tions

" Stylistic Contra-dic-tions "

by Suzán Jiván

Stylistic contra-dic-tions
between the vivid
and the winsome
becomingly nestled
in metal beds
with brassiness
gleamingly
needing to sing
with silken leg-a-to
sheening harmonically
cannot stop over-the-top...

Swamp Lily

" Swamp Lily "

by Suzán Jiván

Swamp
lily
stringy
leafless
stalk
rising
chiefly
in
spring
well
above
the
ovary
wide
petal-
like
gauzy
inside
highly
prized
...

" Bam!""Zap! "

" Bam!""Zap! "

by Suzán Jiván

" Bam!""Zap! "
opening chapters,
" Here's lookin' at ya! "
Since a comin' back
in a snap
by fillin'
the gap
of the absent
with an accent
in commemoration
of adoration
as syncopation
with tinfoil rivers
crimped 'cross
chocolate
corduroy
lands past
wide wales...

Sculptures that Answer

" Sculptures that Answer "

by Suzán Jiván

Sculptures that answer
with interaction
as ancestors
spanning the past
with oxygen masks
in galleries
that answer back
with hallucinogenic aspects
of the telepathic
on grand scales
greatly advanced
by masterful tales...

Various Massive

" Various Massive "

by Suzán Jiván

Various massive
streaked pale
clearly cleaved
bubbling easily
usually brilliantly
like resinous lusters
of tabularly waxy aggregates
twinned with prisms
as smooth oolitic minerals
mixing chromatically
with matte black
and shiny white
micro-crystalline cores
scored into precious ores of lore...

For the Benefit of the Empress

" For the Benefit of the Empress "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

For the benefit of the empress
as celestially preserved evidence
served within the agenda
of the extra-terrestrial emperor
after searching the netherworld
like traditionalist alchemists
surviving as sages
on the stage of ordination
based in an ancient reign...

Shot into Prominence

" Shot into Prominence "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Shot into prominence
in all the worlds' tongues
from soup to nuts
as so much
preposterous money
in booms or busts
flared in minis
and midis
ever since
like multiplicity
while tallying
wing-backs as catnip
contrasted by fashion
with only half a splash...

Inches Toward

" Inches Toward "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Inches toward drilling more
before falling rather less
into unscripted credits
as something better
than vividly red intrepidness
assiduously riveting
as scepters for fetishes...

Inner Power

" Inner Power "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Inner power
emerging out
of virtue
with profound
balance
as sacred elixirs
of malevolent images
in numinous pivots
since synthesis
witnessed formlessly
as an altar for allegory
black-billed and whistling
while circling in flocks
with ivory skin still visible
like wingbeats snorting hissing
repeatedly droning
in inter-coastal repose...

Flittering and Fluttering

" Flittering and Fluttering "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Flittering and fluttering
as basic substances
among the many
in proximity
to primal energy
like icons
of broken lines
from earlier times
singly unified
in flight...

The Surviving Calligraphy

" The Surviving Calligraphy "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

The surviving
calligraphy
as literati
side by side
synthesized
into dynamic
styles
over space
and time
underlined
by the divine
mystifyingly
uncompromised...

Lucky

" Lucky "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Lucky
frequently
fervently
showing off
versatility
with insider tips
spring's trickiest
secrets
anytime you see
space-age sleek
super shiny
skin kissed
lipstick
cool indie
excellent vintage
skinny
wide-legged
baggy boyfriend
hemmed
or rolled up
adventurous
infinite summer
perfectly rustic
welcome
to fabulous
when you find it
feel it completely...

He Cried in Mine Ears

" He Cried in Mine Ears "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

after Ezekiel 8 & 9

He cried in mine ears
clothed in linen
up from the cherub
with the writers'
inkhorn by his side
as a thick cloud
of incense rose up
in the midst
of the city
drenched
in pity...

Close-Ups!

" Close-Ups! "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Close-ups!
Glowing
games chains
bangles
baggage claims
breakouts
reclaimed
relaxing places
in array
worthy of a pharaoh
lasting finish pro
welcoming open
delicate gold
balms and lotions
sweet instincts
mutually infused
as muses...

Near Lakes and Clear Streams

" Near Lakes and Clear Streams "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Near lakes
and clear streams
excavating
creating sprays
stream lengths
eggs laid...

Green Speculum

" Green Speculum "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Green speculum
grayish head and neck
black breast white patch
budding aquatic plants
widgeon grass
canvasback
paired upland
floating mass...

Behind Them Stripes

" Behind Them Stripes "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Behind them stripes
of finish lines
combined across prior
continental divides
realigned
as a starting line
while strolling by
holistic slogans
in day-glow yellow...

How to Really

" How to Really "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

I

How to really lose
but it's not true
being totally loose

II

Like communities'
lessenings of lessons
in signature reddish

III

With complete seriousness
in between critique and taste
like casual-cool inspiring jewels

IV

Above the knee
while trying to breathe
like leaks in needles

V

Of willowy trees
hairy beneath timber
species nutmeats...

But Are You?

" But Are You? "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

I

But are you
exuding
groundskeeping
as a sticking point

II

Like some kind
of adjusted insight
whizzing by
and hard to empathize
with con-temporized
flower spikes

III

Emphasizing
high degrees
of difficulties
in dream-like
sequencings

IV

Where Parisians
eat movable feasts
remarkably cheaply
in bison-hide teepees
with gourmet slices
seasoned just right...

Feeds on Seeds

" Feeds on Seeds "

by Suzán Jiván

I

Feeds on seeds
crumbs picked up
placed in trees
with recently
clapping wings

II

Gliding much like
streaks behind the eye
as rattlesnakes and spiders
spun to the sides
of old burrows hollowed...

Wings and Tail

" Wings and Tail "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Wings and tail
gray above
white below
floating
hitting
a fish
snapping
it across
the tip
often
cocked
toward
shore
autumn
gale
breeding
area
near
female
red eye
blue skin
in flight
either side
saucer-like
creamy
white...

Even More

" Even More "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Even more
on a collision course
in the private quarters
between talking
and walking
along
with a dark horse
of the royal
warlock
as an action star
smart
and learning hard
at the start
like an unwavering
partner
from a foreign
cocktail party...

Rough-Stemmed

" Rough-Stemmed "

by Suzán Jiván

Rough-
stemmed
bluegrassed
prairies
soft hairs
outcrops
rocky
livestock
wildlife
toothed
untoothed
smooth...

Mouth Parts

" Mouth Parts "

by Suzán Jiván

Mouth parts
appearing
as beaks
with wings
wilting
sometimes
killed
while feeding
on diseased
identities
like life's histories
inlaid in twigs 'n' tibia...

About the Differences

" About the Differences "

by Suzán Jiván

About the divisions
of living off income
by shifting siblings
with thickened differences
in inherent instances
within the final minutes...

I Met Mine

" I Met Mine "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

I met mine
as a survival guide
for winter eyes
sunny-side up
like die-hard lives...

Routine Reboots

" Routine Reboots "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Routine reboots
henna tattoos
leg-lengthening moves
in impromptu
baby-blue loop-de-loops...

Acrobatically Clings

" Acrobatically Clings "

by Suzán Jiván

for Debrah Morkun

Acrobatically clings
with other chickadees
to sunflower seeds...

Center of Lek

" Center of Lek "

by Suzán Jiván

for Anne-Adele Wight

Center of lek
pale edge
speckle...

Strikingly Black

" Strikingly Black "

by Suzán Jiván

Strikingly
black
skimming
must fly
colonies
of terns...

Connections of Whereas

" Connections of Whereas "

by Suzán Jiván

Connections
of, " whereas "
in collections
of, " never asked "
as lessons
of, " could o' been "
with emphasis on,
" might o' been "
ending in,
" had to o' been
a has-been "...

Boomslang

" Boomslang "

by Suzán Jiván

Boomslang
thin snake
large green
blue spot
body
weaver
colony...

Speckled Dace

" Speckled Dace "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Speckled dace
elongate
reddish lips...

Leaping Clear

" Leaping Clear "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Leaping clear
faint speckling
converging...

Shiner Perch

" Shiner Perch "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Shiner perch
depth
one-third...

Compressed Silvery

" Compressed Silvery "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Compressed silvery
grayish-green dusky
deeply oblique sheathes...

Riffles Over Gravel

" Riffles Over Gravel "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Riffles over gravel
spawning grounds
shallow...

Life Cycles

" Life Cycles "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Life cycles
sassafras
sweet flag...

Hairstreaks

" Hairstreaks "

by Suzán Jiván

for Lester Mobley

Hairstreaks
laid singly
intermingling
passionately...