Sunday, 26 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?"

EXCEPT THOSE SHADOWS ON THE WALLS
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.Civilians died.
Leaving only shadows.Radiation=Mutations.
Chenobyl.Three Mile Island.Moruroa.Siberia.Maralinga.
Now a decade since Fukushima.Releasing radiated water
into the ocean-for your seafood irradiation.There is no safe place
for nuclear waste.Texas refused to bury waste in caves.
If radiated waste seeps into our water supplies...
Safety procedures at nuclear facilities are inadequate.
Side-effects of spillage felt for generations.
Chenobyl still a hot zone..as for Fukushima..
Give me tidal energies as in Bristol.Geo-thermal as in Iceland.
Wind turbines as in West Texas.Solar power as in everywhere.
Nuclear power is not "clean".Actually,it always needs a "clean-up"
Radiation lives forever.We only have three score years and ten.

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