Saturday, September 11, 2021

“Largely in the Shadows”

 “Largely in the Shadows”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Largely in the shadows of an aftermath 

twenty years after the calamity 

of crashing hijacked weaponized passenger aircraft 

left still listening to our dailies 

offering new compassion to Afghan refugee families 

traveling in military aircraft 

safely touching down by the thousands 

and disembarking into a cobbled tarmac 

in a distant land …


Friday, September 10, 2021

“Immersive”

 “Immersive”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Immersive pandemic casualties 

still hoping to regroup and reopen 

like a place-holder player piano 

while we have an intimate chat and a flower dance 

being illuminated by a flickering fragrant candle 

as a renewal of an amorous community standard…