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)
IMMORTALITY?
SELF-IMMOLATION AS A BUDDHIST ART
FORM
Like the cutting of flesh for vultures to
eat
Exposing to the elements,to fire or to
air
Top die by choice-or to release all
art
so it evaporates its possessive powers
away
I knew a man who gave away every
thing-
his arms ,his legs,his feet,his
face
He wanted to change-in core and
essence
So he gave himself away
Another woman-masked and
mysterious
changed identities every time she
appeared
She did not want to be ONE THING for
anyone
Facets of a jewel that changed like Uluru in
light
Art is more than objects-it is a process of
creating wax wings and fires
just to see which one
survives...
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