https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/user-114-rhiannon-jones en 2005-2012 shakespearesmonekys@gmail.com 42.65593 -71.33391 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:35:00 GMT yacs http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 70 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5461-deepest-ecology https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5461-deepest-ecology Ode to Gaia Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:51:19 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 4 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5461 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5461 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5461 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5453-6-degrees-of-separation https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5453-6-degrees-of-separation the small world effect in a big city landscape difficult for a gypsy to gauge   the perennial new kid for once stays weeks…months…years   unaccustomed to being recognized traceable   transient’s anonymity hostage to a sticky web of accountability   a dangerous matrix could make an honest woman Rhiannon Jones Library of Rhiannon Jones Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:43:27 GMT /section-38-library-of-rhiannon-jones#comments 5 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5453 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5453 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5453 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5447-for-less https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5447-for-less For less I have reached Headstrong fingers extended Shimmied a trunk and Belly-crawled the bough   By ginger slide-steps Have trembled slim branches Laughed at the breeze That lifted my skirt, exposed For less   Far less Has tempted A precarious perch Emboldened by bravada and Taste for apple   But now Earthbound on skinned scared knees Gazing up through serpent memories It is too far to fall You make me laugh And you make me too hungry Rhiannon Jones Library of Rhiannon Jones Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:07:36 GMT /section-38-library-of-rhiannon-jones#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5447 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5447 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5447 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5446-on-ice https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5446-on-ice an iced pond where perhaps i do not yet belong i cannot tread light and have forgotten how to swim   where snowflakes flaunt a silvery beacon i beckon softly as currents sluice beneath   and time ticks where blood beats red and salty i beckon to you but am frozen here Rhiannon Jones Library of Rhiannon Jones Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:39:19 GMT /section-38-library-of-rhiannon-jones#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5446 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5446 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5446 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5445-pas-de-trois https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5445-pas-de-trois Touchpoints in a waltz of time Trajectories collide Then turn upon proverbial dime And three-step out of sight   Turning points from three to two Present when not expected Pirouette in sync on cue But then be disconnected   Pathways criss and cross in trine Trisect us and divide They tempt you at that fatal line Two seize me two your side   I trip the light in triple time Then sashay off the stage Watch silent as your stars align Your plans are dreamt and gauged   Swing free my wants to whirl and spin ... more Rhiannon Jones Library of Rhiannon Jones Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:34:28 GMT /section-38-library-of-rhiannon-jones#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5445 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5445 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5445 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3982-a-window-and-other-people https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3982-a-window-and-other-people i liein such a posethat I seeconveniently in a town that is not my ownthroughA Window smokey treesin 7 shades of proximitya freeway at horizoncarsgo eastcarsgo west circledin such a pose ona motel green couchby the germsofOther People such is a musethe disgustintimate intrigueof lying downwith dust smoke andskin cells Rhiannon Jones Library of Rhiannon Jones Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:43:53 GMT /section-38-library-of-rhiannon-jones#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3982 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3982 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3982 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3804-explicit https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3804-explicit (not) Rhiannon Jones Library of Rhiannon Jones Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:20:57 GMT /section-38-library-of-rhiannon-jones#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3804 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3804 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3804 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3646-four-eyes https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3646-four-eyes Skittering black they cast for cluesDart with reserveAnd silent study Careful they test the tidesThen twinkleDeadpan mischief His eyes of shy puzzlementConceal a troveOf quiet savvy *** Ice tender blueGlass-framed glareUnravels to quixotic gaze All but disappear in smilesquintsThen vanish fullIn weary retraction His eyes of reproachMask so sheerlyA poet’s soul *** Four eyesTwo eyesToo many (January 2007) Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:26:10 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3646 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3646 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3646 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3645-look-away https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3645-look-away She looks away askance afarHe craves her promise rare elusive and silk-wrapped in worth Yet gaze direct heartfelt and true He dreams paradiseThrums on foreign shore Preserve potentialAnd amber-encased sparksReside safely In pretty imprisoned impossibility Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:09:18 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3645 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3645 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3645 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3579-prurient-pigeon-poem-explicit https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3579-prurient-pigeon-poem-explicit Thou art duly forewarned. This is a salacious and silly sonnet. No apologies Rhiannon Jones Library of Rhiannon Jones Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:10:19 GMT /section-38-library-of-rhiannon-jones#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3579 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3579 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3579 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3578-prurient-pigeon-poem-explicit https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3578-prurient-pigeon-poem-explicit Thou art duly forewarned. This is a salacious and silly sonnet. No apologies Rhiannon Jones Library of Rhiannon Jones Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:24:12 GMT /section-38-library-of-rhiannon-jones#comments 5 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3578 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3578 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3578 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3473-ommmmmm https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3473-ommmmmm the bouncing chihuahuasof exterior lifepenetrate my skullyap yip and chewat the ragged bordersof my bruised brain the viseof sharpened awarenesscrunches slices tightaround my anklesclamps meto the floorboardsas neglected monsterscold grey and hairlesssqueal creep and slitherfrom under the persian rug and every onewants needs has to havea piece of me until I screamfor headroomshriekfor silenceand reclaim my space Rhiannon Jones Library of Rhiannon Jones Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:57:37 GMT /section-38-library-of-rhiannon-jones#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3473 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3473 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3473 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3471-bloom https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3471-bloom : “Nothing is less real than realism. Details are confusing. It is only by selection, by elimination, by emphasis that we get at the real meaning of things.” -- Georgia O’Keeffe Inspiration: Red Canna (1923), Oriental Poppies (1928), Light Iris (1924) & Georgia O Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:54:24 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3471 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3471 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3471 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3276-high-altar https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3276-high-altar written for a friend..but commentary still welcome Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:22:26 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3276 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3276 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3276 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3245-shadow-boxing https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3245-shadow-boxing The bell rings Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:00:15 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3245 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3245 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3245 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3238-plum-red https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3238-plum-red two renditions of one poem...i wonder how they compare Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:54:11 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3238 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3238 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3238 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3206-shakespearian-sheath-sonnet https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3206-shakespearian-sheath-sonnet Warning: Not for the easily offended, nor the Shakespearian purist. This sonnet contains bad blanks Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:41:23 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3206 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3206 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3206 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3205-so-feigned https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3205-so-feigned O Dree Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:46:27 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3205 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3205 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3205 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3203-park-bench https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3203-park-bench does this work at all? Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:34:17 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3203 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3203 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3203 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3188-the-mathemagician https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3188-the-mathemagician Written for my tween-age son Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:07:06 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3188 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3188 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3188 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3179-currently-untitled https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3179-currently-untitled This was once posted at a different site. It once had a title. I'm looking for a new title. I'm also considering cutting out stanzas 5,6,& 7....suggestions welcome, as always! Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:55:27 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 6 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3179 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3179 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3179 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3058-blank-wall-vilanelle https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3058-blank-wall-vilanelle My first stab at a villanelle. I'm not happy with it. It makes me giggle....I think maybe the subject matter doesn't lend itself to the kind of gravity the form seems to give it. It sounds kind of ridiculous to me....like singing "Don't Worry...Be Happy!" in Gregorian chant Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:41:25 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3058 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3058 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3058 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-2833-vee-ku https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-2833-vee-ku OK, I'm pimping this one.... Your thoughts? In my effort to use alliteration, did I obscure the subject of this haiku? Rhiannon Jones Pimpin' your Poems Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:30:28 GMT /section-116-pimpin-your-poems#comments 6 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/2833 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/2833 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A2833 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-2794-summer-sonnet https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-2794-summer-sonnet This one's been revised. Thanks to Leanne for substantive suggestions Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:29:34 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/2794 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/2794 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A2794 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-2793-to-shut-me-up https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-2793-to-shut-me-up WARNING: Based on a minor personal slice-of-life event of a few days ago. Contains an expletive, simply because that is what was said. Just the facts, Mam Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:39:06 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 6 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/2793 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/2793 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A2793 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-2783-in-spite-of-because-of https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-2783-in-spite-of-because-of For a friend Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:48:02 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 4 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/2783 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/2783 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A2783 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-2782-found https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-2782-found Steady Rhiannon Jones Rhiannon's Poetry Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:50:10 GMT /section-119-rhiannon-s-poetry#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/2782 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/2782 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A2782