may we all be heard
words are bells
let them ring!


Thom World Poet Austin, Texas, USA
Global Radical networker and activist for promoting the live Creative Arts,
at every possible opportunity, especially in his home-city, Austin, Texas, USA


Monday, December 20, 2010

SOLSTICE TO SUDAN

Darrel recited the litany of beneficience
towards those children starving for elements-
wells,and water,goats and tree seeds
ways to ensure survival of these most threatened species-
vulnerable and needing our attention to see
unless all live-what hope for we?

BALANCING THE BUDGETS
Away with those billion dollar boondoggle TSA  machines
which have not turned up one terrorist-we
who watch vigilantly -are better economically
Away with those blood and treasure sores
which are not wars -just killing of civilians
occupying lands that do not belong to us
imposing military "solutions"upon their oldest cultures
Away with CEO bonuses when deficit budgeting
does not make more jobs-just benefits everyone
adept at making money make money-rather than creating something
Bring in support for art,music,poetry again-
those basic cultural foundations based upon altruism
so creation might replace destruction and
we can balance our minds as well as budgets again.

WASSAIL!
Celebrating both darkness and light,with dancers,magicians
musicians,songs of seasonal delight
in a packed village hall in the art heart of Austin
a community of like minded individuals
whose talents as priceless as life itself
Every year a delicate balance-is this possible?
that we could celebrate in a season of wars?
that we can sing  and dance and smile?
again lessons learned in darkness and in light-
we are those seasons-we live both day and night!

TONIGHT
eclipse,solstice,fool moon at once
we to poetry will hideout
welcome in that which aligns us
with each other,all elements,the planets
remembering both Pluto-and Captain Beefheart!

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