Comment from Mustang Patty

Excellent

Hi, Craig;
Thank you for sharing this very politically charged piece. We need only looks to our history books to see that the United States once considered themselves to be isolated. However, at that time we were self-sustaining. In today's market; we do not have the resources to fully support our economy. The loss of our Allies will cost us dearly,

~patty~

 Comment Written 26-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 26-Jan-2018

Thanks for the thoughtful comments, Patty. I don't think it's doing anyone any service to be trying to get the whole world offside, which seems to be the aim. Much appreciated - Craig

Comment from Sharon Haiste

Excellent

Transmural - a good word used well in your story.
It's a sad state of affairs that the US is not included in such a major world event.
Just how much more damage can that one man do?
Sharon

 Comment Written 25-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 25-Jan-2018

Thank you for the kind words, Sharon. How much indeed? Much appreciated - Craig

Comment from Joy Graham

Excellent

Trump is getting a lot of attention these days. He's a numpty for sure. You used your word of the day appropriately. I've been wishing I could go for a trip to Mexico and wondered if the wall would cause tension for tourists? We're Canadian so hope we'd be welcomed. Wed just wave to the wall builders as we flew over.

 Comment Written 24-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 24-Jan-2018

Sounds like a plan to me :) Thanks for reviewing, Joy - comments much appreciated. Craig

Comment from bichonfrisegirl

Excellent

Don't even get me started on Trump and the wall. :( It's getting to the point where I don't even want to watch the news any more, so ridiculous is the present political climate of the U.S.

This is a well written poem. My favoritie line is "you seek to keep the monsters out. Could it be you are keeping them in?" ... lots of truth to this.

Thanks for teaching us yet another obscure word, Craig. I enjoyed reading your poem. ~~ Connie

 Comment Written 24-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 24-Jan-2018

Thanks, Connie. Yes, it's certainly strange times. I really appreciate the kind comments. Cheers, Craig

Comment from Barb Hensongispsaca

Excellent

I do not have access to news and many thanks to you for all these posts that have helped me understand what is going on in the world. Nicely done and thank you for the notes

 Comment Written 24-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 24-Jan-2018

Thanks for the kind comments, Barb. I keep trying to steer away from the "newsy" type posts, but that seems to be where the words lead back to. Cheers, Craig

Comment from dragonpoet

Excellent

This seems to be telling of a person who is hiding behind walls and needs some to break to people can be let in so she can grow strong and not fall apart. It seems like you are using this as a metaphor for what Trump may be doing to the U.S..

Keep writing

dragonpoet

 Comment Written 24-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 24-Jan-2018

Thank you for reviewing. Craig

reply by dragonpoet on 24-Jan-2018

You're welcome, Craig.

Joan

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

A very well-written poem about the word transmural. I don't think President Trump is that wrong to keep the ILLEGALS (those who don't want to obey the laws of the USA) out of the country. It is not about proper immigration, it is all about the ones who do not want to do it legally.

 Comment Written 24-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 24-Jan-2018

Thank you Sandra. I'm grateful for your kind comments. Craig

Comment from Dawn Munro

Exceptional

Your poem is immensely powerful, your knowledge extensive, and my mind is blown: Hadrain? The Village? Alexander's Gates? And likening the USA to Jericho? Brilliant. Simply astonishing. History, sociology, psychology - what aren't you telling us? Have my last six. (It's going to be another long week...LOL)

 Comment Written 24-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 24-Jan-2018

Well, that's only fair, since you got mine LOL

I decided to step it up a notch from the skater...

Thanks for the lovely review - that's made my afternoon :)

reply by Dawn Munro on 24-Jan-2018

Erg. Gah! Ummmm... LOL. Hey! The skater was fun!

Comment from Liberty Justice

Excellent

So right oftentimes we try keep monsters out of our world our home but you are so right monsters outside our home and creatures might be in our neighborhood on our block. Well written. Liberty justice

 Comment Written 23-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 23-Jan-2018

Thank you for the thoughtful comments :) Craig

reply by Liberty Justice on 23-Jan-2018

Thank you! Good luck to you, if you are in a contest, and thanks for supporting me, today. liberty justice

Comment from Phyllis Stewart

Excellent

Beyond the wall are many monsters in our case, so we need a better wall, one with high tech features. The gangs from South America coming thru Mexico are committing crimes in the US more than any immigrants.

I know Mexicans come here to work and need money for their families (my neighbor adopted a Mexican child her family could not afford to feed!), but not ONLY decent Mexicans are coming through our border. And many Americans have been murdered by those crossing illegally.

Would you go on vacation and leave your house unlocked? Seriously... think about it. Pretty words here, but I think you've missed the point. Still, an excellent poem. I don't have to agree with the premise to see talent. :)

 Comment Written 23-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 23-Jan-2018

Last I heard, no one was on vacation - unless you call spending a ridiculous amount of time on the golf course vacation.

The "point", as I see it, is that what we have here is a massive smokescreen, designed to mask the fact that the biggest economic and social disaster to hit the States (and many other places) in decades was not caused by immigrants (legal or otherwise) - but by bankers. Your current commander's best mates.

Rather than fix a failing system based on greed and avarice, let's look for someone - anyone - everyone else to blame.

The proposed physical wall is only the tip of the iceberg. What you have is a President who wants his country to be at war with the entire world - there is virtually no country he hasn't gone after, or insulted (except perhaps, ironically, Russia).

That said, I'm perfectly happy to hear your views, and thank you for the kind review :)

Craig