Capturing the Zeitgeist

 “Intimate But Important” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Intimate but important/bringing extra warmth to wayward turmoil/questions explored/voices softening during free falls offering tender rapport in a suave, sociopathic drawl/in front of a live audience/with all the force of prophesy during courtship remorselessly dropping to the floor/death’s sting fully restored…

 “Tuneful and Sweet” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Tuneful and sweet bumpy but joyous  washing up on shore highlighting a nine-song score  creating context for a moving love story  upon pondering a trade-off  after landing on an isle of sorely-missed choices…

 “Taking the Next Step” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Taking the next step/breaking through defenses/warning not to expect rapid progress stating, “There’s a lot of work ahead!” applying pressure/ replacing secretaries of defense/resorting to glad handing/ and lie-detector tests/while riding shot gun as President …

 “Ticked-Up Momentum” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Ticked-up momentum/likely to be bumpy/picking back up/down from last summer as volatile food and fuel/reinforced wariness/watching data/testing our patience/nudging rates…

 by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Moving from the margins to the mainstream during crises/from amusing to utterly confusing/switching allegiances while looking deeply into our own home mirrors/feeling feeble and unwilling to map out exactly what we’re seeing desperately trying to find a way out/while recoiling from our stinging self-recognitions/ultimately left nodding vehemently toward extremely needy banality…

 “Fearsome Reminiscences” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Fearsome reminiscences/treacherous winds/killer rip currents/unrestrained pounded waves/escalating to hurricane strength  emergency declarations/due to two simultaneous hurricanes/piling up flight delays/exhausting damage assessments are underway/over taking multiple states…

 “Details Are Murky” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Details are murky as rumors swirl  in order to avoid an outpouring of support  asking, “To bra or not to bra?” being seen as a hot-button brouhaha…

 “From Creepy-Crawly to Touchy-Feely” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  From creepy-crawly to touchy-feely aliens attacking as fine-and-dandy weird happenings at vibrating frequencies  of unexpectedly “rock-em sock-em” melancholy  escalating into apocalyptic chaos  finally becoming tempered by epic  yet intimate science fiction …

 “By Rote”  by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  By rote/by heart  by gosh/my lord  my my/oh my  yikes and away …

 “An Oasis” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  An oasis warnings of fragility terror and death chronicling waxing and waning cracking cases vanishing clouds hyperactivity tranquility  repeating magnetic fields inverting in sync  on the heels of peak solar activity  bombarding light ethereal skies …

 “Using Newspaper as Insulation” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Using newspaper as insulation sweating anyway heat forcing its way drawn out everyday  soupy suffocating good ness gracious  scarcity of rain basking in heat waves  explained over generations: “It’s hell, it’s all I can say!” 

 “Can Be Awfully Fun” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Can be awfully fun beginning with a giddy premise  of reimaginings like cavorting choreographers singing squirrelly lyrics while slow walking  with long drawls up to a point going gaga  with a snooty hoot coming to a sleuthy  conclusion to boot leaving little latitude  for wiggle room …

 “Showing Off”  by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Showing off/speed and instincts/standing out right away/updating the latest instant observations  repeated by players/uniting a nation/packing stadiums/streaming from miles and miles away/over days and days gaining the highest ratings/immensely motivated/never underestimated …

 “Bounding Up to the Podium, as Maestro” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Bounding up to the podium as maestro becoming engulfed by vivid imagery  discovering everything suddenly  funneling into conducting  batons swinging bowing deeply  plunging triumphantly…

 “Eye-Catching Silly Titles” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Eye-catching silly titles  zippy farces swaggering gaits  slumped postures thumping beats  tapping in strict synchrony  fluidly spilling the beans  sweating profusely  festooned in tie-dyed tight dungarees…

 “Can’t Help Remembering “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Can’t help remembering/scheming cheating peeved displeasing provoked rubbed the wrong way cross angry enraged exasperated/driven to distraction shackled in the slammer  panic attacks flashbacks little sleep/terrifying dreams incessant shelling  minimal rest suffering depression/signaling its breadth obstructed elections  sprawling criminal effects/caught in dragnets left flailing to no avail …

 “A Sea Change” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  A sea change/carved from clay/plus shards of ancestral pottery/explained on museum labels/organized by curators/via hand-written essays/containing spiraling clouds, flowers and deer/streaking lightning blessings of rain/in celebration of turkeys and turtles in vibrant paint/modulating flames as dreamscapes/over generations of water jars/storage jars/bowls and bean pots/replete with scrapes, fissures, bumps, cracks and indentations/of a complicated past/capturing ancestral awareness…

 “Tactically Significant” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Tactically significant advances/successful assaults/minimized losses/“Water cuts through stone”  chain-smoking guns and ammo/ongoing anything-goes approaches/explosions cast long shadows from arms’ brokers/as spent shells litter trenches/having relied heavily on middlemen…

 “Brush-Stroke Streaks” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Brush-stroke streaks doing double duty  color and sensuality plush seeping passion  creeping chilliness projecting agony  while strangely baffling lookalikes  of  both fright and delight rudely awaken the sleeping giant …

 “Compelling Suggestions” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Compelling suggestions from the get go  in the clutch on the go “Oh no!!” putting out? “Get the hell out!?” …