Going Up for Grabs

 “Often Sought, in Brief” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Often sought, in brief/approval applause favor/acclaim/a pat on the head/a pat on the back given a hand/gladness/mirth/ hilarity/felicity/glee/merriment cheeriness/chumminess/sweetness/raise the roof encores/ovations/throwing one’s weight…

 “Tossing Up Talking Points by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Tossing up talking points/rooting one’s own horn  along with very small, informally/“Hey, caught ya!” 

 “Stopgaps for Shutdowns” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Stopgaps for shutdowns at the eleventh hour/shuffling and reshuffling packages/filled with serious difficulties/ minus poison pills and harmful cuts/clearing temporary funding/just prior to tight deadlines for the rank and file without challenging/the wielding of the gavel …

 “Re-enacting a One-Handed Catch” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Re-enacting a one-handed catch/leaping straight into the air/extending a white-gloved hand/hauling in a taught pigskin/scoring record-level points/autographing a rip-roaring game ball …

 “No Time to Dilly Dally” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  “No time to dilly dally!”/dawdle/goof off kick around/veg out/stall/hang out lounge around/shilly-shally or lallygag…

 “A Roll of the Dice” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  A roll of the dice — “No number, in the lumber” “It’s in the pine, I ain’t lyin” “No joke, its in the oak” “ Snake eyes” / “Nine, nine just like mine!” “Winner winner chicken dinner” …

 “Fluttering, as Eyelashes” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Fluttering, as eyelashes  “Yippee for us! this that and the other  flirtatiously batting rapidly  huh-uh …

 “Sweet Talking” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Sweet talking  a tight squeeze  playing catch, in a way  slip sliding away  “You don’t say!” 

 “Exposed and Diving” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Exposed and diving whistling shrieking  minefields known as” dragons teeth” among green fields chest high weeds  and dense swampy reeds …

 “Word-for-Word” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Word-for-word tit-for-tat if this, than that  comeback final slaps lackey privies to power  unmatched chatter the mourning after  morbid finales going up for grabs nervous laughter …

 “Marred by Glitches” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Marred by glitches  as bombastic mockeries crash  beneath mountains of cash  fueled by firebrand billionaires  “melting” theTwitter system  now showing as, “ended” …

 “Not This Again!” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  “Not this again! in a pinch  “Me too”, stiffly …

 “Cutting Back” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Cutting back  thumbs up  thumbs down “Al-l-l most done” …

 “Days After” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Days after top-secret clearance leaks  unguarded data weaknesses easy access written accounts  lashing out matched chats  listed casualties…

 “Hunched Hush Money” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Hunched hush money  felony inevitabilities  closing in …

 “Playing Trick-Taking” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Playing trick-taking games  “Sweet!” start dealing  keep fighting “Hold up!” pumped up ending up a bummer …