A
Rolling Eyes Column! ((O) (O))
As
America's Poet Laureate, Robert Frost delivered his encomium on
boundary diplomacy in the simplest terms. "Good fences make good
neighbors" serves as his refrain in this famous utterance which
pits the enthusiasm of good will against the sturdy resilience of
deeds and property.
While
this line comes under challenge from international communications
providers like Vonage, whose TV ads portray communicants taking axes
to walls, Frost's refrain echoes with simple—not virtual—honesty
and practicality. Open borders leave everyone and no one responsible
for repairs.
Like
that other old wise man of American Art Johnnie Cash, Frost
dramatizes neighborly neighbors walking the line annually between
their outposts in civilization. And these dudes apparently remain
civil ad perpetuum, unlike America's current unrepentant president and
other assorted politicians.
United
by mutual interest in security, as well as geography, Frost's solid
citizens review where they stand together. Who can deny that their
annual ritual provides an examplary model? If this writer's neighbors
followed Vonage's advice, and crashed through her walls, would
laundry ever get done?
Would
her garden survive untrampled? Would meals arrive on the table? Even
cats and dogs understand these needs, as they scramble for advantage.
When DC decides to read Frost, instead of talking points, maybe
American citizens can practice business as usual, in the land of the
free.
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