Wall-Ocracy Comments
2000 years ago, man built walls of mud and stone,
Long Ramparts to protect from invading hoards.
High towers loomed over the steppes, guarding against
Horses thundering hooves and raining arrow's soars.
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Our World's Wall would have to be a circle, no beginning, no ending, No division. Only a Spiral, eternally spinning.... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Absolutely stunning conclusion to a beautifully written poem... it is my favorite kind of concluding line since it really does not conclude but sits in the reader's mind eternally spinning, eternally speaking to our hearts and minds. Building walls in this day and age is about as effective as spitting...upwind. 10++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Thanks Susan; as usual, yougot it! Just posted a revised version called WALL-OCRACY for Dr. Frosini's new anthology on Democracy. Should be coming out in the next month or two. Having a lot of trouble doing editing on poemhunter. Have a help letter in to them....Marianne
It should read Ryan Adams sings of his Wonder Wall; poemhunter wouldn't take my correction. Marianne
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7/25/2025 10:35:02 AM # 1.0.0
I like the phrase walls of silence. Now we face a wall of deceit. Joshua needs to blow his horn again.