Wednesday, 13 March 2013

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 appearances 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)

LOW KU

solitary owl
writing in midnight hours
Japanese haiku!

Sounds in the night time!
Wild deer? or a hunter-
Crashing in to night

She eats venison
Deer still outside her window
Do not know this fact

Stars above us now
Silent in their blazing light
Extinguished long ago!

Time will not wait now
She is counting syllables
While this world counts cash

Embracing Japan!
Basho! (not Fukushima)
crashing in to us..

Radiation glows
Nuclear reactors show
Chenobyl mutants

Seaweed inside us
Oceans between us calling
Whale to dolphin


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