THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, 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 Thom'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 within 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?"

ART 2017

ALWAYS,AHEAD OF OUR AGE

Ever,a perennial.Ally,friend,companion-

torchlight in the darkness-to see with vision and context

Each person has hands and eyes-to share divergence

Tagging,murals,sculpture,tech/art-all add to and inform us

with a perspective beyond all that has gone before.

Influenced via all,adding and amending data

from the complex days we find ourselves in now.

Without art we are cave and fire.With art,we have walls daubed

with hunting tracks and initiation rituals.Time cannot stop art-

bee in amber,dinosaur feather,homeless art,Banksy to Beauty

in our own lives-our homes,our walls ,our inner artist

creating and extending with every brush stroke/every brave failure

to describe this world while living within it-as it (and we)change everything

just by responding to stimuli(like this ..yes..like this..

 

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