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)
THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE
This has happened before
Floods have come(before and after
1981)
to break the banks of
creeks
flood stores/destroy stock and
take lives.
So/We build again-in exactly the
same positions
knowing full well this will
happen again
This will happen again.And when
it does-
we will say"Told You So!"And
Insurance Companies
will refuse flood policies,and
owners of businesses
will cry and complain ,or
stoically sneer@Texas weather
And they will clean and clear
and build again-the same
in the same spot/trying to
forget(but they cannot!
Unpredictable as weather is-we
are perfectly predictable
We will do the very same things
again
We will repeat the same patterns
again
We will build our future
disasters in the same flood plains
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