“Strange As It May Seem”

 “Strange As It May Seem”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Strange as it may seem

emerging into the light of history 

acknowledging masterpieces 

massive bodies completely revealed

beneath striations of drapery 

freestanding sinewy qualities of ferocity 

plus passionate energy 

portrayed as a final phase on a vase painting …

“A Life of Its Own”

 “A Life of Its Own”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

A life of its own exploitation of light

rainbow-hued radiance imagination 

intensity individuality unbridled fantasy 

being likened to “a wild unpruned tree …

“Reinterpreted”

 “Reinterpreted”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Reinterpreted splendid reliefs final agonies 

bulls dragons genius of animals 

imaginative rather abstract 

short of miraculous mastered grandeur 

altars fluted shafts open air …

“Fringed Mountains”

 “Fringed Mountains”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Fringed mountains short of miraculous 

standing nude females angular abstract 

varying in scale colored detail heraldic majesty …

“Prevailing Wisdom”

 “Prevailing Wisdom”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Prevailing wisdom carrying the day

after looking back and thinking back 

to echoes from the past flashing back

to legendary tales taking command…

“In Parentheses”

 “In Parentheses”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

In parentheses breaks in continuity 

wanderings granting clemency 

quelling days of reckoning…

“Out of the Ordinary”

 “Out of the Ordinary”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Out of the ordinary but not out of the question 

where glaciers melt and rivers run red 

yet astronauts are seen in incredible health 

making weightlessness time for themselves 

feeling less stress as a measure of success

with little or no side effects …