THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

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)

ART OF SURRENDER

After the Great War, punishing reparations angered folk to rise again.

Marshall Plans after WW2 rebuilt economies of Germany and Japan.

Korea an expensive Armistice, still unstable and dangerous partition,

Like that partition of Vietnam, when we inherited war from the French

and laid napalm, Agent Orange, defoliants for future birth defects

We lost Vietnam.Withdrew. Now we seek access to Haiphong Harbor

afraid of the maritime interests of that Sleeping Dragon, China.

Trading with the enemy used to mean treason.

Ford sold cars to Hitler, Cheney traded with Saddam Hussein

Little wars have replaced Crusades and Jihads with Fatwas

We have already lost the war on poverty, and plastics

have now infiltrated and subverted our waters and bodies

with plastic islands in two oceans, swirling and solid.

The war on poverty is lost. Buddha stands with signs and open hands

on every street corner of every town in the land (or in jails,criminalized for poverty)

Black Plague made vagrancy laws - wanting every able bodied male to be useful.

Now the poor are priced out, dispossessed,repossessed and attacked.

This is no Great Depression.We surrendered long ago. Fat banks rule.

Community co-operatives know.Alternatives exist.We are they

who do not yet surrender to Austerity-we seek Peace.We find Prosperity.

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY OCCUPY! Saturday October 6, 2012