Looking After Looking Afar

 “Like Many Roofs” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Like many roofs slanted thatched flat  adobe domicile heights  spires ascending crests …

“Days Past” Days past/days of old/olden days/good old days  rumination pining/in my mind’s eye/on the by-and-by…

 “Close at Hand”  by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Close at hand/signing up at last/following a curving path/in good standing/designing passageways/with clever word play insight and restraint/“Let us pray!’

 “Turning Over a New Leaf” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Turning over a new leaf/getting on in years/ringing in New Years’ Eves repeatedly/as artifacts of malleable memories/remixed/remastered/edited/expanded as mashups for forging the newest brands/by deliberately looking back/showing up en masse …

 “A Kind of a Mashup” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  A kind of a see-saw powered graffiti mashup  left feeling flabbergasted chanting love-lost ballads  hair standing on end crying for a spell …

 “Honing as a Blade” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Honing as a blade/wearing away/going over/working out/ priming/piloting/breaking in/polishing up/finishing touches …

 “Paying Tribute”  by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Paying tribute/alert and smiling/having traveled the world/simple elegance rather than glitz striving for intimacy/while wryly dissecting the psyche/ acting as a saint for survivors  circling back beneath dynamic lighting/like a live wire …