“Not Give Up, Say”

 “Not Give Up Say”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Not give up, say, as a mental state 

deemed to be capacious, in a way …

“Feeling Talkative”

 “Feeling Talkative”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Feeling talkative 

after trying and trying to do better 

upon surreptitiously 

being tagged in an email …

“Ritzy”

 “Ritzy”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Ritzy 

big rigs

at  spring tide …

“Smaller than Small”

 “Smaller than Small”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Smaller than small 

uprisings in decline …

“Buds of Love”

 “Buds of Love”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Buds of love at saucer-and-cup luncheons 

hot apple pie has one

being likened to an upper crust …

“Taking the Path of a Lob”

 “Taking the Path of a Lob”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Taking the path of a lob 

to wherever you are 

having once tread sloppily …