" He and His Team "
by Suzán Jiván
Executing the duty
he and his team
as radical
forces in the fray
prevented
from obtaining
and demanding
a say
in divine mandates
on the main highway
when tensions
come anyway
debated
as far and away
more complicated
than containment
of profound change
like a trash transfer
as a prime example
of a black banner
above a sun-
burned commander
having taken action
in unilateral capacities
slung like a sledgehammer
busted up in regular runs
to the ultimate dump
with a malfunctioning
claw in front
of mind-numbing
corruption run amok
taken at face value
supermodels
then and now
prefixed with lateral
aphrodisiacs
on moon landings
come upside down
as opposites attract
like an ecofriendly
letter after sigma
left wanting to feel
without being stingy
smitten instantly...
Monday, July 30, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Considering Using a Decoy
" Considering Using a Decoy "
by Suzán Jiván
Considering using a decoy
like a fancy lawyer
from counselors.org
with splotchy giant jaws
as beginnings at tango
lacking in finesse
when fungus
strikes again
getting lots of attention
in bustling main sections
with problems in memory
cluttered and dense
teeming in intensity
at odds with the scholarly
as the weather cooperated
on the Great Lawn at the park
unfolding with a soulful élan...
by Suzán Jiván
Considering using a decoy
like a fancy lawyer
from counselors.org
with splotchy giant jaws
as beginnings at tango
lacking in finesse
when fungus
strikes again
getting lots of attention
in bustling main sections
with problems in memory
cluttered and dense
teeming in intensity
at odds with the scholarly
as the weather cooperated
on the Great Lawn at the park
unfolding with a soulful élan...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Ramparts and Castles
" Ramparts and Castles "
by Suzán Jiván
Ramparts and castles
drawn up as maps with gaps
turning out to be lavish
bell towers above the apse
creating the effect of balance
supported by the masses
holding tablets and a chalice
with immediate impact
like perfectly matching stained glass
with illuminated manuscripts
standing out from planned backgrounds harkening back
to long-mastered hand crafts
luminous and tangible
as "The Adoration of the Lamb"...
by Suzán Jiván
Ramparts and castles
drawn up as maps with gaps
turning out to be lavish
bell towers above the apse
creating the effect of balance
supported by the masses
holding tablets and a chalice
with immediate impact
like perfectly matching stained glass
with illuminated manuscripts
standing out from planned backgrounds harkening back
to long-mastered hand crafts
luminous and tangible
as "The Adoration of the Lamb"...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
At Some Point
" At Some Point "
by Suzán Jiván
At some point
starting sharply
and colossally
by constantly
checking an arm
for the tyranny
of a clock
like Yo-Yo Ma
replete with apologies
for a late start
just you watch
after taking aim at Madonna
and trying out a new face
as compensation
for burning without a flame
while protecting the chaste
on a smoky gray stage
mirrored and concave...
by Suzán Jiván
At some point
starting sharply
and colossally
by constantly
checking an arm
for the tyranny
of a clock
like Yo-Yo Ma
replete with apologies
for a late start
just you watch
after taking aim at Madonna
and trying out a new face
as compensation
for burning without a flame
while protecting the chaste
on a smoky gray stage
mirrored and concave...
Monday, July 16, 2012
Jawbone to Collarbone
" Jawbone to Collarbone "
by Suzán Jiván
Jawbone to collarbone
snazzily panning for gold
as amalgams of jazz
hanging in the air
with a handful
of Belles of the ball for short
being bolstered by chords
of long before
like social norms to a fault
slowing to a crawl
after a long walk
some, but not all
moving underwater
never absorbing
prisons or coffins
for tubby lawyers
connected to porn
as orphans
of nonconformists
taunted by carnivores
using the royal, "we"
with the heart finesse
winning as high-bid tricks
like harbingers of hybrids
switching easily
between rapping and singing...
by Suzán Jiván
Jawbone to collarbone
snazzily panning for gold
as amalgams of jazz
hanging in the air
with a handful
of Belles of the ball for short
being bolstered by chords
of long before
like social norms to a fault
slowing to a crawl
after a long walk
some, but not all
moving underwater
never absorbing
prisons or coffins
for tubby lawyers
connected to porn
as orphans
of nonconformists
taunted by carnivores
using the royal, "we"
with the heart finesse
winning as high-bid tricks
like harbingers of hybrids
switching easily
between rapping and singing...
Faraway Stories
" Faraway Stories "
by Suzán Jiván
Turned friend
coming back
as redacted gaffes
when granted anonymity
in altered meanings
albeit reluctantly
after speaking
too freely
with immediacy
in background briefings
being held in installs at airports
as faraway stories...
by Suzán Jiván
Turned friend
coming back
as redacted gaffes
when granted anonymity
in altered meanings
albeit reluctantly
after speaking
too freely
with immediacy
in background briefings
being held in installs at airports
as faraway stories...
Saturday, July 14, 2012
No Larger than the Palm of a Hand
" No Larger than the Palm of a Hand "
by Suzán Jiván
No larger than the palm of a hand
after crossing the Atlantic
becoming blanched
by a blasted landscape
previously unimagined
in eyelet patterns
honed as unknowable
knowns of no one
supposedly broached
like patterns of stones
opulently set
without exception
into cultural gems
projected into absentia
while lending
works from the permanent
collection
always performance ready...
by Suzán Jiván
No larger than the palm of a hand
after crossing the Atlantic
becoming blanched
by a blasted landscape
previously unimagined
in eyelet patterns
honed as unknowable
knowns of no one
supposedly broached
like patterns of stones
opulently set
without exception
into cultural gems
projected into absentia
while lending
works from the permanent
collection
always performance ready...
Sunday, July 8, 2012
North on state Route 67
" North on state Route 67 "
by Suzán Jiván
North on state Route 67
intrusive igneous, schist
quarried at Sacred Heart
like course conglomerates
differing greatly in origin
chewed down through St. Cloud
in outcrops just upstream
as unconformity of northern shores
with major and minor faults
interbedded with basalt
dipping toward the sill
beyond the lava
in quartzite crops
while sinking
to the bottom
still hot
overlying rhyolite
in intrusive dikes
like porcupines
of undying dolomite
much mining of iron
from Niagara to Pembine
exposed like gneiss
along highly-prized shorelines
cross bedded ripple marks
from lighter to darker
terrestrial silt
since thinned...
by Suzán Jiván
North on state Route 67
intrusive igneous, schist
quarried at Sacred Heart
like course conglomerates
differing greatly in origin
chewed down through St. Cloud
in outcrops just upstream
as unconformity of northern shores
with major and minor faults
interbedded with basalt
dipping toward the sill
beyond the lava
in quartzite crops
while sinking
to the bottom
still hot
overlying rhyolite
in intrusive dikes
like porcupines
of undying dolomite
much mining of iron
from Niagara to Pembine
exposed like gneiss
along highly-prized shorelines
cross bedded ripple marks
from lighter to darker
terrestrial silt
since thinned...
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Grazes the Higher Slopes
" Grazes the Higher Slopes "
by Suzán Jiván
Grazes the higher slopes
during the dry season
polygamous browser
exclusive harem
dark facial blaze
stilettos rising
directly over eyes
bare glandular patch
bachelor herd
female herd
large reserves
interspersed
mineral licks
knock kneed
rump, limbs
chin, lips
remotest regions
captive breeding
small dewlap at jaw
black garter on foreleg
horns equally long
highly nomadic
water-bearing
receptive female
faint ruddy flank
rained and retreated
former range
long narrow face
loping along
migratory
high shouldered
long glossy coat
dark shadow
Chad to Sudan
Kenya to Tanzania
forming bracket shapes
blotches
upper forelegs
greatly elongated
normal forehead
offspring born
high-fiber
low protein grass
large aggregates
grading into pale flanks
deep chest
long trim legs
pronounced sheen
uniform weak
select green leaf
herds of yearlings
once teeming...
by Suzán Jiván
Grazes the higher slopes
during the dry season
polygamous browser
exclusive harem
dark facial blaze
stilettos rising
directly over eyes
bare glandular patch
bachelor herd
female herd
large reserves
interspersed
mineral licks
knock kneed
rump, limbs
chin, lips
remotest regions
captive breeding
small dewlap at jaw
black garter on foreleg
horns equally long
highly nomadic
water-bearing
receptive female
faint ruddy flank
rained and retreated
former range
long narrow face
loping along
migratory
high shouldered
long glossy coat
dark shadow
Chad to Sudan
Kenya to Tanzania
forming bracket shapes
blotches
upper forelegs
greatly elongated
normal forehead
offspring born
high-fiber
low protein grass
large aggregates
grading into pale flanks
deep chest
long trim legs
pronounced sheen
uniform weak
select green leaf
herds of yearlings
once teeming...
Friday, July 6, 2012
Hip-Pumping Studs
" Hip-Pumping Studs "
by Suzán Jiván
Hip-pumping studs
in cheek-baring chaps
snaky and acrobatic
hankering to dance
practiced internationally
outside academies
while siddling off into the wings
with quotients of preciosity
always maintaining a flow of motion
as opposed to varied legato
in full-length culotte costume
featuring rising singers
lighted atmospherically...
by Suzán Jiván
Hip-pumping studs
in cheek-baring chaps
snaky and acrobatic
hankering to dance
practiced internationally
outside academies
while siddling off into the wings
with quotients of preciosity
always maintaining a flow of motion
as opposed to varied legato
in full-length culotte costume
featuring rising singers
lighted atmospherically...
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Feat on the Floor
" Feat on the Floor "
by Suzán Jiván
Feat on the floor
after adding a dancer
as a longtime sidekick
treated like a triumph
uncompromised
and ready to bite
while doing hand jive
just beneath the lights
being kept flying
by songs of undying
anticlimaxes
as opposing desires
from above and behind
with a reliance
on secret findings
well worth reminding...
by Suzán Jiván
Feat on the floor
after adding a dancer
as a longtime sidekick
treated like a triumph
uncompromised
and ready to bite
while doing hand jive
just beneath the lights
being kept flying
by songs of undying
anticlimaxes
as opposing desires
from above and behind
with a reliance
on secret findings
well worth reminding...
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
For Id Companions
" For Id Companions "
by Suzán Jiván
Something of a paradox
capering around the stage
like overgrown teenagers
with smoke billowing on cue
microphones used as maypoles
never crossing over fingers splayed
legs bent and braced
becoming hidden under thick manes
kept in place
by straps beneath chins
as wigs detach
kicked and toed around
in the foreground
fans blowing
through thick white hair
muscle and panache
mixed with wisecracks
taken aback as too sassy
like rolled up masks
for Id companions...
by Suzán Jiván
Something of a paradox
capering around the stage
like overgrown teenagers
with smoke billowing on cue
microphones used as maypoles
never crossing over fingers splayed
legs bent and braced
becoming hidden under thick manes
kept in place
by straps beneath chins
as wigs detach
kicked and toed around
in the foreground
fans blowing
through thick white hair
muscle and panache
mixed with wisecracks
taken aback as too sassy
like rolled up masks
for Id companions...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Black-Crowned Night Heron
" Black-Crowned Night Heron "
by Suzán Jiván
Black-crowned
night heron
a single,
" kwauk "
called
most
frequently
heard
at nighttime
while fishing
and flying
roosting in trees
come daylight
entirely white
below...
by Suzán Jiván
Black-crowned
night heron
a single,
" kwauk "
called
most
frequently
heard
at nighttime
while fishing
and flying
roosting in trees
come daylight
entirely white
below...
Monday, July 2, 2012
The Staunchest Defender
" The Staunchest Defender "
by Suzán Jiván
The staunchest defender
nearly verbatim
poet's stateliness
annotated in Arcadia
superhumanly perfect
as realms of ecstasy
drawn extensively
with a new sensibility
foundation and stability
human beauty, fecundity
like the second coming
springing up
in poetical moments
as noteworthy echoes...
by Suzán Jiván
The staunchest defender
nearly verbatim
poet's stateliness
annotated in Arcadia
superhumanly perfect
as realms of ecstasy
drawn extensively
with a new sensibility
foundation and stability
human beauty, fecundity
like the second coming
springing up
in poetical moments
as noteworthy echoes...
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