Thursday, 13 December 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)

CAGE FOR TWO

Battlefield of a double bed
Body talk but war of head
Desire pulse but angry red
blood spilled every night instead
of being love,becoming Tolstoy
Bombing Dresden of our heart
Hiroshima Mon Amour!
Zero in on Nagasaki needs
Civil union or civilian losses/
Everywhere a war zone/home split
Bombed each evening/lances hilt
buried in the body of our bed
Sex calls-but angry bees nest instead
Cost astronomical/comical/all we do
is argue/you become another me
when no "we"is possible.White flag skin
Burning Buddhist Prayer Wheeling Dealing
in bodies,finding minds on another plane.

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