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...