Monday 4 May 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?"

TOMORROW
IT WILL CHANGE
Home bound families will release
and birds will fly from cages
They may not get far-parks,beaches,jobs
are all conditional -upon numbers and data
Overload with density-watch the casualties rise
We used to be safer together
Now we are safer apart from each other
Cannot hug nor cuddle,nor directly converse
Masked like bank robbers,we muffle greetings
Find ourselves in an ETERNAL NOW
wherein each day is a Press Conference
Each night an endless dream
Q-Why don't you speak of something other than this Virus?
A-Because it consumes all our todays until tomorrow

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