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)
OIL BOOM AND OIL BUST
CHEAP GAS&FRACKED WATER
Ripped
up roads and high rents/rates
We
got men hungry for jobs
paying
through the nose for liquor/foods
Frontier
is a wilderness -Pennsylvania/West Texas
Values
skyrocket then collapse like the price of gas
Economy
shot like boom &bust
Once
dug,you cannot undig
Once taken,the Gold Rush is over
Zen
the task of
reconstructing-Museums?Tourist Ranches?
Featuring GOLD RUSH! OIL
BOOM/BUST!
So folk from fat places can photograph
lean faces
Cycles and seasons like flood and ebb
tides
Give us jobs-then
steal them like we stole the land
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