Tuesday, 20 November 2012

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)


HALF A TRUTH

If you cling to half a skin /in the trust that it might save you
Half a life raft/half an iceberg/half a version of half a Fable
Half 1001 Nights,half a film,story,epic saga,poem,song cycle
Half a hand holding on to half a rope..Radioactive(half a life!
You may be in the wrong end of the horse's costume
Plato's Cave may be a VIP roped off area
Socrates may be corrupting Athenian youth half -heartedly
so they give him half hemlock as with that villain in SKYFALL
You cannot half love some body-only eyes?ears/nose?knees?mind?
Eye have half a mind to mind the other half!Half a truth is not enough
Harmlessness is just the beginning.Peace @any price.
Half a story how Israelis and Palestinians are half related
How colonialism's colonies love Royalty more than Royalists
How TOO BIG TO FAIL banks do not lend anymore
How "collateral damage"now means Droning "militants"
How media is only half the story.Life never fits in a
line.You need to walk to the very end to get the full


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