Ode to Prominence

" Ode to Prominence "

by Suzán Jiván

Awkwardly akimbo
fully uninhibited
like the carnal
and demonic
insights
from scholars
overseeing
departments
of opalescent shards
from demolished
hospitals
for auteur prophets
ode to prominence
in neat arcs
sheepishly departed
like a rickety car
Roots and tubers
with tender shoots
dependent on lagoons
and a single white goose
singing, " Coor-a-loo, coor-a-loo "
while facing intruders
in communal roosts
eclipsing plumage
Powerfully built
distinctly ringed
nearly spotless
with springing
and climbing ability
Uniformly tawny
hindquarters
nocturnal forage
fox-like proportions
arid savanna
tall grass...