Rob Ayling 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 Tom's poetry tapes and guest appearences with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, 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 with in 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? why not indeed!!" (The wondrous poetpic is by Jack McCabe, who I hope forgives me for scribbling all over it with Photoshop)
Listening (you will hear this differently)
Legal
documents (read this carefully)
Outside
the Academy, different dogs howl, bite, snarl, snap, rescue us
We
are different species-eye/ear/tongue/mind
We
are different departments of Permanent Records
Listening
will first be forgotten-radio on continuous hum/muzak of speech
Oral
storytellers now only the stuff of auctioneers, real estate agents
Giants
in a land of pygmies(Gulliver in Lilliput)
There
are stories so old, sand still covers them.
They
will be dug up like Jesus' wife in Qumran.
There
are Commandments from Forgotten Gods -
We
Obey Work, Mammon, Car, House, Mortgage
There
are Rules Of Behavior to determine who we are
in
every social context, someone before and after us.
Innocence
means you have not yet gotten the memo.
Experience
teaches us. Burn All Documents Pertaining To Mysteries.
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