Sunday 4 October 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?"

EVERYTHINGS GOING TO BE O K 
AND YOU ARE DOING THE BEST YOU CAN
THIS WAS THE POEM I FOUND IN MY PIZZA
Like my fortune cookies hidden optimism
Like Hallmark cards with their factory cliches
Like desk calendars maxims and proverbs
Like smiley face emojis and gleaming Gifs
"If you don't like clowns,why do you still frequent circuses?"
Because Light Illumines more than shadows hide
Because life is more than addictive habit,more than ritual and Carnival ride
Because this Labyrinth has paths-to the Inside and Outside
Because Beauty only reveals herself if you are Fully Present
It is the Gift.Unwrapping fresh mornings,sleep siestas,evening moons
You can still see new stars from here-and they are many stories before us
There IS life on planets-shall we continue this dance?Here-on Gaia?
"Everything is going to be all right-and you ARE doing the very best you can!

If 2020 has you feeling unhinged and you happen to live in Brooklyn, good news. For $1 you can get some reassurance that everything will be just fine. Mashable reports that the menu of Vinnie's Pizzeria now features a "positive reinforcement" section with this item: "For $1, our delivery driver will look you straight in the eyes and tell you 'EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OK AND YOU'RE DOING THE BEST YOU CAN.'" The pizza shop's Tuesday Instagram post about its new menu item has nearly 4,000 likes as of this writing. One commenter asked if they could just order the comforting words. Vinnie's reply: "There's a $15 minimum so you'd have to order 15 comforting sentences. but if you'd like only 1, you can order it as a pickup and we'll tell you how great you're doing from our pickup window." (Read more uplifting news stories.)

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