Sunday 21 August 2022

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?"

ONCE,WOOD WHITTLERS
Carved beauty from discarded limbs
Lace-makers,quilters,musical instrument creators
with quixotic devotion,invested lives in the forging of jewelry
Every artist recognizes most art is loss.Lost to herstory.
Your diary moments.Your invisible memoir.Your unwritten epics.
Ghosts were invented to project us into other lives.Ephemera.
Visions of celestial visitors,like aliens and UFOs-are common
We all share stories of the unexpected and unexplained.
Our lives a creaking hinge,an open door,one black bird moon.
We invest in each other as volunteers of heart.All art is love,incarnate.
Some ornate.Some plain as Bibles of believing.Interpretation is everything.
What we hold on to is air.It fills all colored balloons.Gives Light-to flight...

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