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)
DOG DAZE OF AUGUST
Storms strike when we least predict
Percentile
apportionment of chances
Sweat
stains appointments.Heated argument afternoons
August
applies heat to every wound.
I
would not mind if this were predictable-
if
bright sun 's interrogations were productive
Terrified
plants get art attacks and die off
Weeds
legal or no proliferate ad infinitem
Air
conditioning sucks the water vapor up
Lakes
are bones and rocks of boats
Zero
scapes seek scapegoats
Heat
is ripe for crucificing
Come,sweet
September songs of diminishment
Lighter,cooler
will be our ambience
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