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)

IRISH TIME

fog nostalgia/green beer/Guinness/drunken cheer/music/stories/fables/yarns/Cherokee!

Bridget/Celtic Twilight/Once Upon A/St Patrick/mock Irish Pubs selling nostalgia

Ruins/English over Gaelic/Black Irish/Book Of Kells/Blarney Castle/Killarney/Limerick

Galway Bay/Hedgerow schools/IRA/Provos?kneecapping/bombs/North/South divide

Solitary songs/praeties/Famine/emigration/Fenians/Liverpool/Kennedys/

Clan/politics/patriachy/curse of catholicism/convents/orphans/priests in black

nuns in service/crucified confessions /Rosary whips/self-flagellation/"suffer,little children"

looking backwards/Sheridan/Yeats/Wilde/Joyce/Behan/poetry as tears in the song of our souls..