Friday 21 February 2020

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?"

FOR THE LOVE OF WHAT IS NATURAL
MAY SOMETIMES SEEM LOST TO US
As we choose to live in cities
where the Natural is displaced.
Out pedigree Parks become Dog Parks
Our waters added chlorine/fluoride
We forget the Wilde here Before us
Displace all Indigenous Cultures
By which i mean heron ,turtle,fish and dodo
By which i mean bison,wolf,beaver,toad
What we cannot eat,we exterminate
Cannot brook competition for Resources
Until all that is left is Plastic
in the bellies of whales,birds ,dolphins
Also in our micro-nano-bloodstreams
We will now all live forever

No comments:

Post a Comment

...BECAUSE SOME OF US THINK THAT THIS STUFF IS IMPORTANT
What happens when you mix what is - arguably - the world's most interesting record company, with an anarchist manic-depressive rock music historian polymath, and a method of dissemination which means that a daily rock-music magazine can be almost instantaneous?

Most of this blog is related in some way to the music, books and films produced by Gonzo Multimedia, but the editor has a grasshopper mind and so also writes about all sorts of cultural issues which interest him, and which he hopes will interest you as well.