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?"

GRIEF,LOSS,BROKENNESS

WHEN LADY DI DIED,POETRY POURED FORTH

Poems and flowers decorated the gates of Palaces

This remains a way of dealing with grief-to give articulation to emotions

Each person formed an attachment to the public persona

and the enforced breakup needed a coda of concern.

Poet Laureates  had long praised Presidents,and(until now)

written for their Inaugurations.Assassinations another theme.

Grief is a powerful form of anger.It turns love into loss,

makes verbal the connection between ruler and ruled,

and praises all positive life achievements.Eulogy an ancient form.

You turn to words to banish the silence of tears.Write to communicate

a sense of loss,and to clarify all consequences of such loss.Healing happens-

but it needs prayers,chants,anthems,invocations to be properly empowered.

May we find new words to express our age/rather than be swallowed by inarticulate rage.