“ Lingering and Beckoning “ ...

” Lingering and Beckoning “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Lingering
and beckoning
sweet sticky
rainbow sprinkles

morsels of meringue
in balance cooking
and baking apples
textural add ins
unfailing happiness

white black red accents
highly adaptable fare
bound to a past
of growing despair

proactive failings
shifting landscapes
pitching states
making straight A’s

smiling faces
moments later
recovering the faithful
Sunday invitations

savored over decades
fool-proof two scoops
two spoons all that is truly
“maraschino”, stems too...