Friday 17 December 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?"

EMPTY BOXES
YOU BUY MORE.IT NEEDS PACKAGING-
for FEDEX,UPS,USPS and AMAZON.
Millions of Seasonal gifts trucked,trained,flown
All of which are boxed up.Excessive packaging.
Consumption is an American  disease,with our focus
on single use products and single servings.Alternatives
like LOOP allow for recycling,but cardboard can only be recycled 5-7 times,
and often has virgin pulp mixed with recycled cardboard.Four billion trees annually
are our (over)packaging use.Box factories re-using paper manufacturing spaces
Death of newspapers/rise of Amazon).Now air is toxic and dangerous,like waste waters.
Smells emanate that exacerbate health issues.Poor people ,cheap rent,factory areas.
Factor the health cost of non-recycling.Reduce consumption=reduce packaging.
Now China builds pulp mills here to export back.Health of Americans reduced
by the AMAZON avalanche.Distressed health?MADE IN AMERICA!

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