Daevid Allen performing with Soft Machine at the UFO club 1967
MOVING ON
Daevid Allen 1938-2015
‘You never blow your trip forever’
The starman
lived among us
for a while.
The musician
found music
in the back of his mind.
The poet
knew words
were a powerful spell.
The magician
knew a trick
even he could not perform.
The musician
made music
for the back of our minds.
The alchemist
found gold
in the dirt beneath his feet.
The starcatcher
juggled balls of light
in the spaces between.
The musician
left music
in the back of our minds.
The shapeshifter
cannot change form
now he has left his body.
The starman
lived among us
for a while
but has now moved on.
© Rupert M Loydell