Eavesdropping

" Eavesdropping "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Eavesdropping with conviction
emerging as a towering figure
with the clarity of a far-flung pitch.

Unaware

" Unaware "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

One man
on feet and hands
going to stand
in a performance-
enhanced rhythmic dance
unaware.

Far Flung

" Far Flung "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Far flung off kilter clannish sisters
closely mirrored nouveau-riche
buffed and polished spendthrifts.

Turnabout

" Turnabout "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Underscoring
over and over
a turnabout
of overtures
to the apotheosis
of the bravado.

Bravado

" Bravado "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Robust funereal role
sneering nasal-toned
endgame bravado.

Gone Astray

" Gone Astray "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Gone astray
unusually
belabored
dual stasis
repurposed
and updated.

Innovation

" Innovation "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

A diverse array
in the singular space
of major undertakings
uncovers multilayers
of jarring innovation.

Rows

" Rows "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Parallel rows of rolling
swells midocean
known mostly
as salty devotion.

Rousing

" Rousing "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Longer lines with flawless legato
resonating to the core
rousing applause decades before.

Terrain

" Terrain "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Much the same -
meanwhile the cycle
of long-relished
abundantly evident
hyper-extended
intense eloquence
curvaceously
undulates
on new terrain.

Fraught

" Fraught "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

A newly imagined past
as a utopian fantasy
perfectly fraught
with a clenched jaw.

Hardest

" Hardest "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

A cheeky mix
gorgeous slouchy
hardest trick
of the glitzy
silhouetted fringe.

Sweetest

" Sweetest "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

The sweetest
thing
to be
crinkled
after pouffy
weeks
of possibilities.

Stressed

" Stressed "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Small but telling
tangible sense
just overhead
stressed boundlessness.

Leaked

" Leaked "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Trickling out in drips
among a dizzying
still-seething repeal
of leaked possibilities.

More Caution

" More Caution "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

More caution
often applauded
due to performance
mining the core.

Quickened

" Quickened "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

With a quickened
sense of femininity
especially evident
with bodies lent
to reflecting quests
amongst themselves.

Bump and Grind

" Bump and Grind "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Feeling like
bump and grind
for a time
in otherwise
mining lives.

Still Gripped

" Still Gripped "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Still gripped
by memories
overwhelmed
by skeptics
addressing
make-or-break tests
pleading for lesser.

Retracing

" Retracing "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Eagerly retracing
the treads of inventively
rejiggered oddities
easily qualifying
as hints at the heights.

Respectful

" Respectful "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Respectful without being reverent
slumming in an encrusted
good-looking production
of exactly-matching
marquee appeals
passed up quickly.

Paradoxical

" Paradoxical "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Paradoxical one-shots
and shoulda-beens
of dismissive simplicity
elicit myths spoken with
ringing delivery and tinkling topspin.

Timing

" Timing "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

The timing was striking
ringed by concertina wire
seemingly likely to take sides
jeopardizing fragile ties.

Better Left Unsaid

" Better Left Unsaid "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

A hall-of-mirrors phenomenon
essential to preserve
freely entering and exiting
better left unsaid.

Impelled

" Impelled "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Impelled by a clear sense
of exceptionally compelling
overembellishment essentially
expressing the essence
of endless momentum.

Notwithstanding

" Notwithstanding "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Familiar passions
notwithstanding
entrancing enchantment
over the legacy of land
not bothering to scan
for critical disrepair.

Slashing

" Slashing "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Slashing odd angles
in a rough sketch
of arresting gestures
with compelling
inflections in mid register.

Night Sky

" Night Sky "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Like the night sky
pointing to its lintel
too quickly to begin with
as a fond fare-thee-well.

A Kiss

" A Kiss "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Asked to rebuild
the picture of a kiss
playing myth-making
music in double time
eagerly but belatedly.

Eye-Catching

" Eye-Catching "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Eye-catching entrance
upwelling, unexpected
sympathetic presence
excruciating realness.

Shoulder to Shoulder

" Shoulder to Shoulder "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Intense focus
shoulder to shoulder
ushering in
cosmic dimension
as a seamless blend
of transient memory.

Side by Side

" Side by Side "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Side by side
in the title role
with a handsome tone
and pensive reflection
in looming obsolescence.

Obelisk

" Obelisk "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

A brief close up
of a spongy touch
ever dipping
into a cautiously optimistic
ancient obelisk.

Gleanings

" Gleanings "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Depositing gleanings bit by bit
into a noxious thicket
set off by the rising and falling
of a dichotomous arboreal sprawl.

Cynicism

" Cynicism "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

A mix of cynicism
in digital images
with still-tilting
charcoal figures
blowing and twisting
in a churlish sea.

Up-to-the-Minute

" Up-to-the-Minute "

by Suzán Jiván

Lots of music
heard and unheard
with the weight
of an open metaphor
leaping spasmodically
up-to-the-minute.

Ambivalence

" Ambivalence "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Ambivalence toward the messiness
of first attempts serving as precedents
for the pertinence of original intent
succumbing to a generically
irrelevant conventional rendering.

Monosyllables

" Monosyllables "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Convulsive giggles
in monosyllables
going for weeks
without smelling the reek
of fleeing people
polished to a high gleam
of murderous clarity
with deep reluctancy.

Particulars

" Particulars "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Look to the particulars
or its significance
will be missed
in a starring role
relatively unscathed
as commonplace
slipping away.

Tinkering

" Tinkering "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Endless tinkering
with the extinct
rarefied achievement
of persistent interest
in identical instruments
stripping away hints.

Topspin

" Topspin "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

The slimmest of margins
in the round robin
of a hallmark with topspin
for snarky hyperbole.

Retrofitting

" Retrofitting "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Retrofitting
an original
beyond
the authenticity
of history
openly critical
of a scorecard
as an easy mark.

Devoid

" Devoid "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Briefly devoid
and appalling
often ignored
by the audacity
of a shortcut
and an obsession
with brevity.

Collective Body

" Collective Body "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

As a collective body
presenting sonatas
symbolically
as a call to arms
choreographed
while hardly garbed
in leotarded nuance.

Springboard

" Springboard "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

A springboard
toward the big time
taking in the sights
of a digital afterlife
described as a defiant
burgeoning enterprise.

No-trump

" No-trump "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Something
of a fragment
somewhat blunt
sucker punch
knees buckling
ruffing a club
three no-trump.

Homebody

" Homebody "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Far from a homebody
in the heartland
thrown over a shoulder
thinner than thin.

Embedded

" Embedded "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Quite reticent
timed to coincide
with famous lines
put inside
intrusively foolish
embedded continuity
of slippery roots.

Inextricable

" Inextricable "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Inextricable emotions
inexplicably ricochet
in an annotated
re-evaluation.

Pebbledash

" Pebbledash "

by Suzán Jiván

for Stanislaus Dubowski

Going cheek-to-jowl
with a skinny cad
in a thriller on tap
snapped by
the paparazzi
at a pebbledash.