Rob Ayling writes: "Thom the World poet, is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Tom's poetry tapes and guest appearences with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied with in seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not? why not indeed!!" (The wondrous poetpic is by Jack McCabe, who I hope forgives me for scribbling all over it with Photoshop)
From the ashes of Yggdrasil
Uror,Verdandi, Skuld-Ulfhednar Kindred
It
is Autumn - our elders are dying
Giant
chestnuts of Europe - gone.. Dutch Elm disease (dying..)
Ringbarked
and woodchipped, burning Indonesia, Sumatra, Mexico
Rainforests
as canopy and habitat devastated
Third
World has no more wood to burn
Walks
deserts for a waterhole/no shade
when
every stick is broken, saplings fail wisdom
We
used to live in trees/with trees - now we only see them as fences
One
World Tree has leaves falling - deciduous as seasons
Each
crinkled leaf a loss of knowledge that will never come again
Petition
elders just to stay with us - demonstrate their wisdom
Their
spirit is strong-winds are stronger (typhoons, storms, hurricanes)
Children
do not know why their ancestors are leaving
Grief
@losses cost and still impending
Elder
wisdom holds this thin treetrunk world together
It
is not run by saplings. Love your parents in their grand passing...
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