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 and 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)
CORE CANADA
THERE ARE VOICES THAT WE GREW
UP WITH
who sang to millions as if they
were one and young
enough to follow in her
footsteps-as she sang WOODSTOCK
through the voices of
Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young.
We followed her to jazz and
scat,to improv and HEJIRA modes
HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS that
extended our aural spectra.
We are elders,now-and she
,still ahead,reminds us how far she came
Canadian leading us to Future
Nations.We have arrived
waving folk flags and
colorfilled concert ticket stubs.
All her trajectories are
ours-her talents loved.
Now she needs our energies-to
heal and to extend
a life of song that
sometimes
like each butterfly/is made for
beauty
but not for
long...
Joni Mitchell was reportedly
hospitalized after being found unconscious on March 31, 2015.
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