“No Wonder”

 “No Wonder”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Now wonder countless others 

most subtle yet all-seeing 

recapturing pathos as examples 

of spirituality waiting in the wings …

“In Reality”

“In Reality”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

In reality changing qualities 

exaggerated brightness

flamboyant flamelike pride

in modern times rising high 

altar-like spires groin-vaulted choirs …

“Spitting Images”

 “Spitting Images”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Spitting images of apparitions 

orbiting in the skies 

disembodied unrecognized divine…

“Odd and Astonishing”

 “Odd and Astonishing”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Odd and astonishing abandoned patterns 

scanty intangible hereafters chance fragments 

clay tablets heavenly bodies fictional gods

admonished followers conscripted martyrs…

“Shifting Away”

 “Shifting Away”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Shifting away to sophisticated

glorification in rarified phases

lavishingly ornate equivalents of halos

depicted as gossamer notes 

acting as spiritual focus

glowing from within …

“Made Possible”

 “Made Possible”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Made possible

awesome realities 

contemplative bliss

monuments 

central bodies

hinged wings

ecstasy…