” Always Fascinating “
by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Always
fascinating
fragily organic
delicate hands
thick cloaks of hair
supremely glamorous
marching triumphally back
much more than practical
having been borne on a scallop
and blown through a confetti of flowers
as a somewhat simple matter
in streets and squares churches palaces
consecrated chastity
prickly cockles polished scotch bonnets
ponderous incongruous arks
solitarily monogamous...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Monday, September 3, 2018
“ Following “ ...
” Following “
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Following the popularity
of art entourages
forming just prior to democracy
along with tactless honesty
made “right”
from the start
once “admired”
now “disregarded”
like divergent
mysteries
veils cloaks
long black robes
sun-filled patios
political posters
“beauty” counter-
balanced
by “unreality”
misty and indistinct
thick fluffy fleeces
being given
a sense of peace
as both a person
and as a means
by providing shielding
depicting leaves
fluttering
in the breezes
astonishingly “free”
yet frighteningly glinging
precisely positioning
flirtatious tiltings
endless distances
kindly ineffectual
like great giants trying
futilely to straddle the horizon
and dominate the sky
as conquering armies
looming largely
upon coming home to art
via The Renaissance
for St. Francis
and two St. Johns
but no time left
for Leonardo
like three Marys
in the Gospels
being carved into marble
hands delicately apart
resolution incarnate...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Following the popularity
of art entourages
forming just prior to democracy
along with tactless honesty
made “right”
from the start
once “admired”
now “disregarded”
like divergent
mysteries
veils cloaks
long black robes
sun-filled patios
political posters
“beauty” counter-
balanced
by “unreality”
misty and indistinct
thick fluffy fleeces
being given
a sense of peace
as both a person
and as a means
by providing shielding
depicting leaves
fluttering
in the breezes
astonishingly “free”
yet frighteningly glinging
precisely positioning
flirtatious tiltings
endless distances
kindly ineffectual
like great giants trying
futilely to straddle the horizon
and dominate the sky
as conquering armies
looming largely
upon coming home to art
via The Renaissance
for St. Francis
and two St. Johns
but no time left
for Leonardo
like three Marys
in the Gospels
being carved into marble
hands delicately apart
resolution incarnate...
Sunday, September 2, 2018
“ Resisting and Affronting “ ...
” Resisting and Affronting “
by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Resisting and affronting
vulnerability with toughness
as defined by adventurous
grandmothers can-canning
for Toulouse Lautrec
sipping half absinthe
and half cognac
via painted Moulin Rouge
parties and jumping jockeys
plus patrons at the opera
dancing at bars
and hunting foxes
by sitting at the bar
with mothers of the artist
women seen in gardens
pictured as resting models
girls with lovelocks
in La Revue Blanche
donning black stockings
playing cards and cartwheeling
at the salon after attending concerts
with knights in armor...
by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Resisting and affronting
vulnerability with toughness
as defined by adventurous
grandmothers can-canning
for Toulouse Lautrec
sipping half absinthe
and half cognac
via painted Moulin Rouge
parties and jumping jockeys
plus patrons at the opera
dancing at bars
and hunting foxes
by sitting at the bar
with mothers of the artist
women seen in gardens
pictured as resting models
girls with lovelocks
in La Revue Blanche
donning black stockings
playing cards and cartwheeling
at the salon after attending concerts
with knights in armor...
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