Friday, 10 September 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?"
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WE WERE IN BARCELONA
SIGN SHOWED-"GODDESS SCULPTURES"
We followed the way to a Gallery space
where we expected to see round fertile figures like the Venus de Willendorf
Not so! All these Goddess sculptures were small enough to be hand-held
Each had been excavated from many sites Sacred to the Goddess,
and were in a variety of shapes,forms,sizes..but all petite..
Female figures to be held close,not worshipped from a patriarchal distance.
Diverse, divergent,yet still holding those powerful  images of women
so different from suffering male martyrs,saints,priests.No uniforms here!
Some were shaped like violins,many merely hinted at sexual organs..
Art had found her home with the powers of women.We learned,then left.
We will never be the same again..

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