Sunday, 5 April 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?"

STOCK MARKET WENT FULLY AUTOMATED
No human hands on sweaty Smartphones
Now the Market dives and rises
according to the emotions of the moment.
Tweets are full of Corona cures
Meanwhile,Corona beer shuts down
Linguistic confusion meets paranoia
Like the Stock Market,this is largely out of our hands
The New Economy will be cleaning industries
Lysol wipes and Clorax cleaners/bleach and masks
which can be made at home with factories closed.
The desire for happy endings drives this vaccine search
All previous cures-for AIDS,SARS,MERS,EBOLA
rejoin in a cocktail of desperation/that fatal patients drink like SOMA.
Nobody knows.We are all in this story together.All wanting
either a way out of the dram-or a cure that will free us
from actually sharing space and private time/with each other.

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