Hindsight

" Hindsight "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Far from idle
in hindsight
virtually occupied
by prior lives
caught in the sites
of subway
and bus lines.

Elusive

" Elusive "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Elusive moods
of soft-faced youths
given vague
names in the day
of quickly-produced
painting booms
as shoulders droop
into superficial bits
of instinctual intervals
still trying to sniff.

At Once

" At Once "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

At once bucolic
over the rooftops
quickly soothed
between brains and beauty
savoring whispers in the dark
along with the pillowy richness
of welcoming intimacy.

Prevailing

" Prevailing "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Slowly revolving
twirling with arms
over patchy grass
for electronica fans
through the treetops flared
not long after harrassment
by prevailing laughter
cut off long before
moving out of doors.

Long Awaited

" Long Awaited "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Long awaited
out-of-the-way
worse than passé
wave after wave
fabric of everyday
mismatched mundane
vanishing strain
of an all-day
steeply-raked
greater range
of estranged rage.

Dash

" Dash "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Dramatically static
extremely rare
combative clamor
from a pummeled snare
in a hyper declarative
paired-off dash.

Rampaging

" Rampaging "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Heeding the call
rampaging through
ruminative rumors
with a buoyant new fusion
of exhuberant muses.

A Lullaby

" A Lullaby "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Late-night
improvising
of a lullaby
with the instincts
of a vintage singer
plus scintillating
signatures
of well-wishers
determined
to continue
in spinoffs.

Ante Up

" Ante Up "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Expected to ante up
a stylishly preshrunk
unprecedented sum
marked by troubles
but squirreled away
while remaining top-rated.

Banished

" Banished "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Banished to the past
with the understanding
that demolition
would be bitterly shaped
by far-flung gentility
and fragmentations
from dissonant stabbings
of savage attacks
with saccharine banter.

Not Taken

" Not Taken "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

To complement the permanent
by overstepping the ultimate
far-reaching ideals
of a loose-knit group
living in rural decrepit states
proclaiming greater syncopation
and avoidance of malaise
along a path not taken.

Hinting

" Hinting "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

May be hinting
pensively at first
then friskily
kicking with vigor
at the flicker
of conjured images
with acoustical lilt.