https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen The Easter Candy Creeper...just a little Easter fun:) en 2005-2012 shakespearesmonekys@gmail.com 42.65593 -71.33391 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:58:21 GMT yacs http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 70 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12005-like-a-leaf https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12005-like-a-leaf Like a leaf tumbling haphazardly upon the mercy and whim of something that can’t be seen or touched I feel its breath pushing me forward then changing directions and pulling me back to where I started to begin again mixing words and colors into gold before I’m bagged up and thrown away to decay as compost   Jennifer Ragan The personal space of Jen Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:32:54 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/12005 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/12005 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A12005 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11920-wishing-pole https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11920-wishing-pole I've been laying low and out of sorts. This is the first thing I've written in a while Jennifer Ragan The personal space of Jen Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:37:48 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11920 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11920 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11920 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9787-hi https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9787-hi Jen The personal space of Jen Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:42:42 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 6 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9787 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9787 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9787 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10385-forked-tongue https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10385-forked-tongue As you rattle and hiss coiled up in  lies              I wonder if spite has forked your tongue and I can only imagine how sharp your fangs are Jennifer Ragan The personal space of Jen Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:34:14 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10385 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10385 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10385 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10362-the-creepy-christmas-creeper https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10362-the-creepy-christmas-creeper Happy Holidays:) Jennifer Ragan The personal space of Jen Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:24:16 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10362 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10362 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10362 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9599-kisses-of-summer https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9599-kisses-of-summer Lullaby whispers of September skies innocent and blue like newborns eyes Echo’s of warm days bring crisp chilly eve’s kisses of summer make autumn’s bright leaves   Jen The personal space of Jen Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:13:30 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9599 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9599 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9599 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9379-your-age-by-eating-out https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9379-your-age-by-eating-out This works:) Jen The personal space of Jen Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:16:05 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 8 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9379 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9379 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9379 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9282-i-d-like-to-be-. https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9282-i-d-like-to-be-. I keep adding more crap to this;) Jen The personal space of Jen Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:39:48 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 4 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9282 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9282 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9282 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9270-i-have-a-question-and-i-m-hoping-someone-might-know-the-answer. https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9270-i-have-a-question-and-i-m-hoping-someone-might-know-the-answer. I’d like to incorporate the “Hokey Pokey” into a children’s book I’m revising.  I would change it to the “Petunia Pokey” and change a few lines here and there.  I’ve researched it a little and found this:   The Hokey Cokey or Hokey Pokey is a participation dance with a .... is regarded as a traditional song and is therefore free of copyright restrictions I was wondering if anyone knows anything about copyright and permission. Thanks   Jen The personal space of Jen Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:54:07 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 9 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9270 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9270 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9270 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9260-stained-glass https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9260-stained-glass     Behind the stained-glass windows the shadows flock within beyond the hues of muted panes they hang their heads in sin When the shadows kneel and pray to cleanse their sins away they sing and read the book of psalms to sin another day When the prayers are all used up the shadows bleat and dwell beyond the shards of muted panes inside their stained-glass hell   Jen The personal space of Jen Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:40:20 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 7 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9260 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9260 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9260 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9252-the-tricky-drinking-fountain https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9252-the-tricky-drinking-fountain The drinking fountain in my class played a trick on me when I bowed my head to take a sip before the spelling bee. While I was sipping the water was dripping. The trick was silent and quick. As I looked down I began to frown. What a nasty trick indeed. My pants were wet and worst yet, It looked like I had peed! Jen The personal space of Jen Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:54:24 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9252 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9252 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9252 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9182-you-know-how-i-write-a-lot-of-booger-and-snot-poems-for-kids https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9182-you-know-how-i-write-a-lot-of-booger-and-snot-poems-for-kids My mother-in-law had a family dinner last night and I was enjoying a plate of lasagna.  I looked over at my thirteen year old nephew and saw him dig his finger up into his nose, pull out a huge booger then eat it.  It was really gross. I guess that’s what I get for writing all those booger poems;) jenniferragan The personal space of Jen Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:06:48 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9182 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9182 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9182 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9142-if-your-toes-were-your-nose https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9142-if-your-toes-were-your-nose Do you suppose if your toes were your nose and your nose were your toes, you’d sneeze from your toes and walk on your nose? Do you suppose you’d wear shoes on your nose and blow snots from your toes, if your nose were your toes and your toes were your nose? jenniferragan The personal space of Jen Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:44:18 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 5 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9142 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9142 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9142 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9054-dandelion https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9054-dandelion   Thanks guys, how does this work now?   I wish I was a dandelion Drifting upon a breeze Sailing through the blue skies Up high above the trees Sparkling beneath the golden sun Upon my wish I’d blow Up into the heavens And let my worries go Jen The personal space of Jen Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:10:08 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 6 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9054 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9054 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9054 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9098-slipery-slithery-snot https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9098-slipery-slithery-snot To be sung to the tune of, Hickory Dickory Dock Jen The personal space of Jen Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:56:56 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 5 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9098 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9098 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9098 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9093-a-posy-of-peonies https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9093-a-posy-of-peonies I picked the plumpest peonies And posed them in a vase. A pleasing perfumed posy, Pink petals full of grace. I placed the posy of peonies As a pretty centerpiece, Perfect pungent pom-poms, Preciously caprice. I peered into the peonies As pitch black patterns passed, Promenading through the petals, Unpleasant shadows cast. I pitched the plagued peonies Packed plentiful with pest, Petals full of pestilence Puny unwelcome guests.   Jen The personal space of Jen Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:36:34 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9093 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9093 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9093 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9021-blow https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9021-blow To be sung to the tune of, "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." Jen The personal space of Jen Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:14:47 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 11 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9021 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9021 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9021 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9058-half-truths https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9058-half-truths De-versifying or at least trying Jen The personal space of Jen Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:54:26 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 4 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9058 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9058 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9058 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8487-words https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8487-words   Underneath the words that slice Hidden deep from view Beneath the flesh and bones that break Words pierce, like a tattoo When the words have found a lair A hollowed home to dwell Wounds of scorn crust into shame Inside their prison cell When the words are all used up There's nothings more to say Pierced into the psyche Etched in stone they'll stay   Jen The personal space of Jen Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:27:45 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 4 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8487 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8487 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8487 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8898-which-way-to-go https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8898-which-way-to-go   Up top, down below, in-between which way to go? Over, under, round and round, watch your step feet on the ground. One hop forward, through the gray. Don't give up, you'll find your way. Jen The personal space of Jen Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:17:04 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8898 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8898 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8898