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, 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)
HOMER OF LAMESA
"Write what you know"-wind,dust,drought,parks
with
seed trees planted for art to start
Murals
on walls of closed down businesses
Shades
of thin shadows -genuine cowboys
Cotton
once,and cattle-now fracking/gas/oil
Pecking
pumps dip and rise like chicks to water
Layers
,shales,sediment -earth,dust- Lamesa
Generic
franchises dispense fast foods/gas
closed
down garages (histories/past)
Art
escapes the frame and sings the wind
on
top of the Sky-Vue Drive-in
Once
a year,a Festival in town!
Trees
rise,words are heard,songs abound
Outside
the books -earth sits and waits
for
dust and wind to sweep away Lamesa's stage
FOR
CONNIE WILLIAMS and all who sailed in FORREST FEST
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