THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

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)

WORKPLAY

LAPSES OF EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS

i learned work on a temporary basis

learned it is not nor ever has been the root of the tree of life

UNLESS it is your heart's art and your soul dance

and who pays for others to enjoy their self-trance?

Many temporary jobs ended satisfactorily

Their very nature as as a temporary fix

To cover the patches in clothing,the holes in rent

To stitch necessities into a semblance of fit

So i would sleep through long days with no "work"as such

writing,learning,absorbing,emanating,performing

sometimes weeks would go by like this-then months

Till bills sang a chorus line /and i was out of step

Ant and grasshopper me,alternating realities/fantasies

Projecting a benign carelessness upon a world

that has no use for bards,prophets,pilgrims of pleasure

No use for 8 tracks,Edsels,cassettes,books or memories

Short term attention haiku existential moments goldfish bubble

Round we glow like Pink Floyd on repeat repeat repeat

And the repetition of pasts will find no golden key to now and YES!

is just another affirmation ,unemployed nonetheless,....

Fired!

Famous people and their unemployment,

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