Sunday 2 May 2021

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?"

LEARNING TO DISCARD
ACCUMULATION TO DISPERSAL
See this in your Census of Possessions
You build a Castle,watch as winds and weather
age both you and your dream home.
Maybe you are Bitcoin brilliant,your own living NFT
Perhaps the stock market made your GAMESTOP
Maybe Elon Musk mentioned your Dogecoin
Ephemeral as safety of self-driving cars
Thin as oxygen in Space Stations
You are poised to travel, but this plague
It makes India less a Spiritual Destination
than another point of evacuation and dispersal
LET IT GO! sings your FROZEN Muse(and you do-
even when you pledge to charity all you tithe
Hunger ravishes another thin bride. Life calls again-
and you respond-it is in the letting go you rise
like another wave on another High King Tide..

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