Wednesday 4 August 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?"

BORROWED LIGHT
I WOULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT
if it were for the one sun(Old Sol/Olde Soul)
burning nuclear to inevitable destruction
billions of years beyond our lifespan
And our only moon, reflecting upon this
Old gray pockmarked rock
Fuel for Dark Side Chinese-and Pink Floyd!
Poets had best not romanticize the dark cold face of deep space
where Light means enormous gas cloud explosions
and our life is threatened by our own Space Junk
and our little lights must spin among dark stars.
Communist and Capitalists commune here
Space Stations and Russian MIR
Where we must pay our space competitors
to buy a seat beyond the clouds
to fly sub-orbitally as space tourists
to see the blue light of our only oceans
from above, as firefly spy satellites
solar-powered, photograph -us.

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