https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/user-15-shannon-mcewen Sharp like a wet noodle en 2005-2012 shakespearesmonekys@gmail.com 42.65593 -71.33391 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:39:40 GMT yacs http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 70 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13160-in-the-light-of-your-love https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13160-in-the-light-of-your-love   When the panic presses Against my rib cage Straining against the bone Made in the garden of Eden   Trapping the pressure And the trepidation Between breast And bone   Demanding release Praying for forgiveness For all of Eve's sins And those after   Then the touch Of your big hand Travelling down Each strand of my hair ... more Shannon McEwen Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:13:12 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13160 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13160 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13160 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13156-a-moment-to-wonder https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13156-a-moment-to-wonder   The weathered wind spins out of control Collecting remnants of every old fear Creating little pockets of calm In the ever gyrating wave of tears Rummaging the little snippets of reel Running through the collected years Tripping over the yellowed pages Playing leap frog with dogged ears Refusing to see the pain etched in lines Plugging all the holes so it can't hear And looking for the next thrill Accepting all new volunteers     Shannon McEwen Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:11:34 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13156 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13156 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13156 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13155-testing https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13155-testing testing Shannon McEwen Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:07:11 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13155 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13155 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13155 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13152-a-moment-to-wonder https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13152-a-moment-to-wonder Shannon McEwen Introspection and belly button lint Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:47:11 GMT /section-655-introspection-and-belly-button-lint#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13152 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13152 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13152 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13135-turning-the-pages https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13135-turning-the-pages Shannon McEwen Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:01:35 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13135 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13135 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13135 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12100-shan-s-lame-limerick https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12100-shan-s-lame-limerick   There once was a lady from Surrey Who was always in a big hurry She wished she could just sit And inscribe with her wit But settled instead to just worry Shannon McEwen Introspection and belly button lint Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:35:09 GMT /section-655-introspection-and-belly-button-lint#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/12100 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/12100 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A12100 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12099-journey-of-friends-a-pantoum https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12099-journey-of-friends-a-pantoum   It all began with a little smile You to me, then me to you Sealing the gap mile by mile Kindred hearts remain true   You to me, then me to you As youth bends to the years Kindred hearts remain true Soaking up so many tears   As youth bends to the years Sealing the gap mile by mile Soaking up so many tears It all began with a little smile ... more Shannon McEwen Love and cheese Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:24:09 GMT /section-653-love-and-cheese#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/12099 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/12099 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A12099 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12098-mirrored-expressions-of-you-a-palindrome https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12098-mirrored-expressions-of-you-a-palindrome   Life is love From you to me Skin to skin Shadows in disappearing Echoes within time Darkness knee-deep Exposed by harsh sunlight Burning and bleeding   Bleeding and burning Sunlight harsh by exposed Knee-deep darkness Time Within echoes Disappearing in shadows Skin to skin Me to you from Love Is life Shannon McEwen Love and cheese Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:14:01 GMT /section-653-love-and-cheese#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/12098 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/12098 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A12098 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12025-swanky-lovin https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12025-swanky-lovin   In the manner of tinny crooning   From my computer speakers “Let’s stay together”   Sexy soft voice coaxes My heart to smile   When I think of you Naked   And sleeping In my bed Shannon McEwen Love and cheese Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:22:54 GMT /section-653-love-and-cheese#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/12025 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/12025 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A12025 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12024-the-fall-of-empathy https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12024-the-fall-of-empathy   Three autumn leaves Topple down Into my path   I trample The bright red one Hear the crackle   When it comes apart And wonder Did it hurt? Shannon McEwen Introspection and belly button lint Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:24:07 GMT /section-655-introspection-and-belly-button-lint#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/12024 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/12024 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A12024 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12008-born-again-lover https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12008-born-again-lover   Flesh slides  Wetness glides   With the very tip You flip Your skilled tongue   Across the very edge Of my soul   Over    And over        And over again Until I die   Before my reincarnation   Shannon McEwen Love and cheese Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:08:39 GMT /section-653-love-and-cheese#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/12008 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/12008 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A12008 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12006-ain-t-nothin-like-it https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12006-ain-t-nothin-like-it   Squishy hugs with chubby arms Long fingers clasped   Around dark strands of hair Cherub face pressed Against a weary shoulder   Before rising Puckered lips Encircling sticky cheeks   Nine and one half smooches Before my heart Melts   Like chocolate When lips part “la u” Shannon McEwen Brats R Us Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:23:54 GMT /section-654-brats-r-us#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/12006 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/12006 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A12006 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11954-morning-fixes-of-you https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11954-morning-fixes-of-you   Gently, ever so gently White cotton peels back Revelations of warm flesh   A cheek pressed To hear the thump, thump Of love’s repose   A profound inhalation Of you, fill crevices Like a portable USB   Unable to resist Cheek turns and lips touch Tickled by whispers of hair   Before I flip the covers Back in place ... more Shannon McEwen Love and cheese Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:06:41 GMT /section-653-love-and-cheese#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11954 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11954 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11954 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11939-happy-anniversary-baby https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11939-happy-anniversary-baby cheesy Sentiment Shannon McEwen Love and cheese Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:41:59 GMT /section-653-love-and-cheese#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11939 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11939 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11939 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11929-work https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11929-work   Peripherally distorted trees fly by Roadways littered with tension   Anxiety claws at my ribcage Wanting to feed on my heart   And never-ending politics Putrefy my psyche   A sluggish gaseous poison Infects my good intentions   As closer, and closer I creep to my destination   Do I remain in neutral or shift Into blissful reverse ... more Shannon McEwen Introspection and belly button lint Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:50:11 GMT /section-655-introspection-and-belly-button-lint#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11929 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11929 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11929 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11927-responsibility-is-overrated https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11927-responsibility-is-overrated   On this rather dull day I wish I might, I wish I may Sleep a dreamless sleep today Wash away this shade of grey To somewhere far, far away Keep all deep thoughts at bay Leave old issues where they lay   Fiery kisses and my wicked way Let’s just take this day to play Let our hips and lips display Limbs and clothes in disarray Love me like an old cliché ... more Shannon McEwen Introspection and belly button lint Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:02:49 GMT /section-655-introspection-and-belly-button-lint#comments 5 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11927 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11927 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11927 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11892-flatulence https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11892-flatulence   I tried to cut through the cheese To get to your gooey centre Feel your softness   Smell your fragrance Nibble at your corners Understand your silent stance   Be at your emotional core Love your shape Feed on your goodness   Sadly my knife was dull My fears like saran wrap A lonely disappointment   Even though I myself ... more Shannon McEwen Love and cheese Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:04:56 GMT /section-653-love-and-cheese#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11892 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11892 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11892 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11863-undressing-my-love https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11863-undressing-my-love   Underneath the stress Lays somewhere in-between   These breasts Covered by flesh Encircled by bone   Is the heart that Still skips a beat When lip to lip   And hip to hip Love is made And encased   Underneath this dress Somewhere in-between. Shannon McEwen Love and cheese Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:42:43 GMT /section-653-love-and-cheese#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11863 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11863 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11863 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11852-homemade-security-system https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11852-homemade-security-system   Unfamiliar minivan Parks across the lane Strangers pile out Doors slamming   An eager wag Big black tail And smaller diapered Bum wiggle   Dog and toddler Side by side At the screen door Keenly barking     Shannon McEwen Brats R Us Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:35:33 GMT /section-654-brats-r-us#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11852 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11852 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11852 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11825-query-letter-from-the-outside-looking-in https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11825-query-letter-from-the-outside-looking-in need advice please! version 2 Shannon McEwen Shan's Fiction Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:23:15 GMT /section-333-shan-s-fiction#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11825 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11825 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11825 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11524-he-speaks-fluent-.cat https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11524-he-speaks-fluent-.cat Finnegan is turning 1 in less than a week! Shannon McEwen Brats R Us Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:41:20 GMT /section-654-brats-r-us#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11524 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11524 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11524 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11463-from-the-comfort-of-matrimony https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11463-from-the-comfort-of-matrimony   In hazy shadows of three am Warm, sleepy body rolls, Meets warm, sleepy body   Automatic reaction A hand snakes out Reaches for a nipple   Before going lax fatigue fights need And the crescent moon   Dips away From the honey And spoons the cow   Shannon McEwen Love and cheese Wed, 27 May 2009 16:47:40 GMT /section-653-love-and-cheese#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11463 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11463 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11463 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11394-to-do-list https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11394-to-do-list   To do list:   Clean house So the fat, sticky cobwebs Not pink like cotton candy But grey like soot   Stop tickling the inside Of my imagination Wrapped up in shiny, silvery pipe Dreams and silly wishes   Until everything is placed Neatly, on the top shelf Next to the box Labelled “reality” Shannon McEwen Introspection and belly button lint Thu, 07 May 2009 18:46:34 GMT /section-655-introspection-and-belly-button-lint#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11394 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11394 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11394 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11351-simplicity https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11351-simplicity   Serenity   In   Making   Priorities,   Living   In the moment   Forever with   You Shannon McEwen Love and cheese Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:29:34 GMT /section-653-love-and-cheese#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11351 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11351 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11351 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11092-cause-i-m-a-boy-and-she-s-a-girl https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11092-cause-i-m-a-boy-and-she-s-a-girl   Sitting on the sofa bathed, jammied And ever stalling For just five more minutes   Chubby hands active Manipulating Lego A quick glance upward Thirty two inches of screen   Where black leather encased legged Actress plays bank robber Enormous brown eyes pop Pupils spill outward   Sudden sensory overload Open mouth and cherry cheeks In a stage worthy whisper ... more Shannon McEwen Brats R Us Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:05:30 GMT /section-654-brats-r-us#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11092 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11092 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11092 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10549-logan-goes-to-school-rough-draft https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10549-logan-goes-to-school-rough-draft writing a story for my six year old son who is learning to read. Need feedback please! Shannon McEwen Brats R Us Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:14:41 GMT /section-654-brats-r-us#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10549 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10549 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10549 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10450-sinuses-battle-sleep-deprivation https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10450-sinuses-battle-sleep-deprivation   Oh so warm in my darkened room        Outside the window drip,                                            drip,                                              dripping rain ... more Shannon McEwen Introspection and belly button lint Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:57:18 GMT /section-655-introspection-and-belly-button-lint#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10450 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10450 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10450 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10300-1430hrs https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10300-1430hrs   Clear November afternoon Oddly silent Except the faint clickety-clack Of clawed feet On cold pavement   Fat seagulls Play hopscotch Munching on peanut free Granola bars Dip their heads in puddles     Peace shattered by the bell Panicked scatter Wings take flight Seconds before Kids explode from the doors Shannon McEwen Introspection and belly button lint Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:07:57 GMT /section-655-introspection-and-belly-button-lint#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10300 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10300 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10300 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10281-remembrance-day-assembly https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10281-remembrance-day-assembly   “You won’t believe it momma!!” Flush cheeks plump as words spill From fat pink lips   “We got in trouble today” Gleeful secrets twinkle In huge brown eyes   “The WHOLE school did!” A dramatic pause Before two raised eyebrows   A whispered confession “We had to put our heads down  for two WHOLE minutes!” ... more Shannon McEwen Brats R Us Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:27:18 GMT /section-654-brats-r-us#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10281 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10281 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10281 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10215-cheesy-sentiments-for-honest-feelings https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10215-cheesy-sentiments-for-honest-feelings   Where once the light could not stroke In the many shadows inside my heart When life had played another cruel joke The darkness you’ve since torn apart   Your quiet love shone right on through Past the shards and between the tears Changing old clichés to something new Slowly erasing all of my former fears   A kiss, a look, a smile, a laugh Your solid strength around my soul ... more Shannon McEwen Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:58:32 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10215 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10215 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10215 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10197-the-cenotaph-and-the-beaver https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10197-the-cenotaph-and-the-beaver   Head bent earnestly    Ten whole            Long              agonizing seconds Of stillness   Raindrops plop                        PLOP.                              plop ... more Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:00:41 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10197 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10197 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10197 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9991-the-poetry-of-love https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9991-the-poetry-of-love a re-write of Breastmilk and poetry Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:26:53 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9991 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9991 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9991 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9868-breastmilk-and-poetry https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9868-breastmilk-and-poetry Stephan likes his poems Without the aid of a pump But I ask you, my friend What do you do with the lumps?? Finnegan poops in mustardy stanzas Always in messy threes When I asked him about line breaks He pooped upon my knees Meghan burps her ABC’s And giggles when she’s done Then she sings in syllables Thick with witty pun Logan whines in rhythm As he walks in time Of every emotional melody And the odd poetic rhyme   Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:31:05 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9868 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9868 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9868 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9863-post-partum-lullaby https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9863-post-partum-lullaby Disconnected In this disinfected Hollowed out pumpkin shell Where nothin’ but candy corn Fills the empty spaces Automated smiles Across endless miles Of wishing wells and welling wishers Here at the northern star And the man in the moon Who just like me, took up the spoon Milked the cow and even now Froze the cream, forgot to dream And on the dish He ate every wish   Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:01:53 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9863 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9863 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9863 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9821-sobriquet https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9821-sobriquet What’s inside my assorted names? Mother, daughter, sister, wife So many roles to place the blame What’s inside my assorted names? Now let’s all go and play this game Which is the sobriquet in this life? What’s inside my assorted names? Mother, daughter, sister, wife   Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:48:58 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9821 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9821 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9821 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9809-love-can-stink https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9809-love-can-stink A pile of feet Lead to smiling faces Pressed together Eyes laughing downward To the newest addition A perfect moment Broken by one cacophonous echo Against faux suede cushions Lingering aroma mingles with giggles As feet hit the carpet and scatter   Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:04:03 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9809 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9809 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9809 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9805-euphonius-sewage https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9805-euphonius-sewage Where monkeys once danced, swung And gaily frolicked Oddly symbolic of many Melancholic hallucinations Of yesterdays happily ever afters For every euphonious half truth Another stolen moment of my youth Where not even the great Dr. Seuss Could coddle, coax or loose Once beloved blamelessness Where time has come to steal the light Vibrant blue to sunsets pinkish flight Igniting passions radiant bright Tightly grasping fading handfuls Of my innocence   Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:03:17 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9805 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9805 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9805 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-2607-monkey-s-in-my-head https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-2607-monkey-s-in-my-head Oooh ohhh, eeeee, eeeee, the monkeys are trying to flee They are jumping, climbing, fighting, thumping As they struggle to get the lid of the barrel free So they wiggle and they giggle and they play all day They push as they shove with a bit of monkey love But that lid won't budge it's not moving an inch So those silly monkeys they argue, fight, fidget and pinch They trample, they riot, they cry in their glasses of milk Before dancing, swirling, prancing, curling their way Eating bananas, singing off key, anything they can To keep their boredom at ... more anstey Old Poetry from DMV Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-102-old-poetry-from-dmv#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/2607 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/2607 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A2607 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9512-sleep-deprived-the-new-baby-smell https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9512-sleep-deprived-the-new-baby-smell A triolet Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:02:29 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9512 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9512 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9512 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9506-domesticated-a-villanelle https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9506-domesticated-a-villanelle practicing forms Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:07:38 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9506 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9506 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9506 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9496-the-importance-of-you https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9496-the-importance-of-you Elbows pressed into cool emerald blades Dark hair soaks up mature summer rays Nine clovers to the right of contemplation A fuzzy black and yellow winged worker Goes about his day meticulously unaware Of the absolute beauty of his movements And the significance of our very existence   Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:13:33 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9496 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9496 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9496 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9059-no-need-to-burp-him https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-9059-no-need-to-burp-him In that enchanted hour Somewhere in-between now And then No wheels swoosh by On the gray hazed street Silent beneath the shaded pane Birds yawn dewy Sleep from their eyes Beaks still closed for comment The sun only just a promise In the soft tussle Of nothingness Soft suckling sounds From the sweet child at breast Before a ragged sigh And in peaceful silhouette My love beside me Farts   Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:30:51 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 13 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/9059 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/9059 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A9059 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8628-a-cow-eats-grass-in-vermont https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8628-a-cow-eats-grass-in-vermont Lips convene Unhurried action A pink tongue slips out Caresses, licks, tastes A thoughtful pause Before enamel clashes One bite After another And even yet another Of succulent Dew moistened Tips of heaven And I sit and wonder The significance   Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Sun, 18 May 2008 03:24:40 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8628 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8628 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8628 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8627-five-and-a-half-year-old-wisdom https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8627-five-and-a-half-year-old-wisdom A tone only a boy of five can master Reverent and arrogant both With wide eyes Lips lift upward; enamel twinkles Honest brown orbs meet weary green Matter of fact declaration "I'm not gonna tell you your belly's big and fat even if it is" "Cause that's not nice" A reassuring pat Followed by a proud swagger He skips away; vindicated   Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Mon, 19 May 2008 17:56:49 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8627 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8627 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8627 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8324-unleaded-or-deflated-an-old-debate https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8324-unleaded-or-deflated-an-old-debate Rubber ducky Used to be the one Floating plump with air Vibrant yellow Safety orange beak smiling Blue eyes peeking out Smooth plastic Made in China Leaded but light Gliding over clear waters Then an unremarkable day Flatness overcame Emotion evaporated And he sank A blurred yellow memory Stuck to the bottom of old enamel     Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:29:49 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8324 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8324 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8324 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-7844-how-to-tell-she-s-extraordinary https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-7844-how-to-tell-she-s-extraordinary A quarter abandoned On the dirty grocery floor She Smiles, bends And grasps her bounty Tightly In a nine year old fist Rushes up the aisle Skirts the gumball machine A predetermined path To Customer Service Where she slips the silver Into the donation box     Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:01:41 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 8 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/7844 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/7844 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A7844 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-7614-fluorescent-lights-and-coffee-spoons-a-villanelle https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-7614-fluorescent-lights-and-coffee-spoons-a-villanelle In the rather dull middle of the day I sit and wonder where you've gone Has all of your passion just withered away? Where is the sunshine where we used to play? Into the shadows our smiles have withdrawn In the rather dull middle of the day Have we forgotten so soon just what to say? As your queen swiftly defeats my lowly pawn Has all of your passion just withered away? Light forces the honeyed moon to fade to grey Sleepy fingers beckon with the curtains drawn In the rather dull middle of the day Is this cruel world sure to keep laughter at bay? Or will the light in your eyes once again come on Has all of your passion just withered away? ... more Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:20:57 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/7614 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/7614 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A7614 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-7513-the-constant-need-to-pee https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-7513-the-constant-need-to-pee My belly grows Rests on percale, propped Rows upon rows of pillows With my growing love And kung fu feet Tiny fists beat my bladder While you smile at me Your hand rests Just beneath my breasts Already protective A new life burgeoning Rife with great expectations Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:57:05 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 6 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/7513 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/7513 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A7513 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-6523-this-is-not-a-drill https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-6523-this-is-not-a-drill I sit here as the fruit bubbles Toils and troubles Down in the stomach That used to have such sense And due to a stubborn fit And hormones Has decided to Practice evacuation procedures Over and over And over again Until the contents of every meal Meets an ungainly end Far too soon In the toilet Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:23:06 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 6 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/6523 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/6523 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A6523 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-6522-desktop-photograph https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-6522-desktop-photograph In the harsh light of Fluorescent bulb You stand and smile From behind the glass Resplendent Not because of the tuxedo But the smile That begins at the very edge Of your lips And spreads upwards Until it reaches your eyes And emanates from every pore And I'm blinded by Your brilliance And immersed In you Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:33:51 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/6522 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/6522 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A6522