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?"
HERE BE DRAGONS
SEAFARING MAPS WERE ILLUSTRATED WITH KRAKENS &DRAGONS
Which may have existed once,but no evidence presents itself..today
Only annotations on Illuminated Manuscripts&Heraldry.Dragons.Gryphons.
We evoke their presence when sightings are made of allegedly extinct creatures.
Anomalous in size and context,we ask-where is there habitat?How have they survived?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's garden fairies were photographic illusions.Even pre-Photoshop,
images could be cut and pasted together to "prove"Loch Ness "Monsters..(BELIEF REQUIRED)
Closer examination of Bigfoot tracks,or Tasmanian tiger remains often come via video,
which itself is subject to computer forensics-to test the existence of evidence and proof.
We so much want to believe in Yetis and Bunyips that songs and poems praise their magic,
even when there are no sightings or their habitat or hunting habits.Science scoffs at doctored pix/videos.
Who believes in tall stories?Our age is one of doubt,when all habitat is threatened,and many species are extinct.
Give us bones and blood,DNA and proof!Let us recreate Siberian mammoths and Dolly sheep.
Perhaps pre-dinosaur,species existed both huge and tiny-that we can locate and replicate
Meanwhile ,tourists flock to Loch Ness,waiting for Nessie to arise like King Arthur.
Fill your hungry camera with Nature-she is the birthplace ,home and only habitat of anomalous creatures like us
Anthropocene Age may find aliens wondering what these plastic sacks and surgical masks meant
Or maybe,post-Us mutants may not be bothered with extinct creatures -and just move on..Evolution..
