Thursday 15 September 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?"

I AM ORACULAR/VERNACULAR
Spoken word  ululator/celebrator
Improvisor/communicator-living tongue to ear
Long before technology displaced our human body
We sat in circles round fires and shared stories
Before the dawn of time,rhythm and rhyme
In measured dance beats,in shouts and cries and screams
became poems and songs and stories.Narrators?Every body..
Speak spell sounds that sing invisible airs
You may not need any media here-direct as speech
Accepted aurally,broadcasted orally(voice to ear)
You can hear me only if you are near..
So secrets became a game called TELEPHONE
as they mutated one on one.People sought certainty,
as stories changed in various versions..Hence print and ink and alphabet
Hence papyrus,animal hides,vellum ,manuscript
Then printing press,which changed our Universe
from personal to universal,regular,verifiable,bound by page and script
And we displaced our learning,memorizing,improvising dramatic skills
for reliance upon these tools,which evolved to Smartphone and computer.
Now if the Grid is down,or Singularity is achieved
We will live in post -Modern times,post-Nuclear-
Sit in the ruins of Empires,in circles around fires
Sharing the stories of post-End Times,smiling,together again...

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