Monday, 17 June 2013

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem


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 appearances 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)

VULCAN 2013

Fire consumes us-viruses,bacteria,plagues,bandages,pasts
Bones to ashes in a  jar,dispensed in earth,dispersed in rivers and lakes
Reduction of organic to a changed state-as we have changed/as our process of transformation also
Eternal Reefs started placing ashes in oceans in 1998.By 2017,1 in 2 Americans will choose cremation
Cremains can be exploded in fireworks,used as paint in artwork,in jewelry
unloaded from shotgun shells,pressed into vinyl records-adapted to sports ,with endless options
Permanence has left the building.Smaller spaces to fill-for memories or memorials
Greeks did it,Romans and Native Americans.By Ganges,cremations daily.
Cremation Nation features columbaria(vaults designed for urns holding permanent ashes)
and "personalization walls"for specialty urns and themed merchandise .
Alkaline hydrolysis a la Bradshaw Services in Stillwater,Minnesota
uses a Resomator(stainless steel chamber using water,potassium hydroxide and heat to break down bodies
into peptides,soaps,salts and sugars).You become white fragments to be pulverized 
to then enter your waste water-treatment system.Oregon now cremates 70% of its citizens.
Cremation remains an expanding business option.You choose-water-based -or Vulcan?
Happy Endings!


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