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)
MOUNTAIN DREAMING
Beneath huge hill with faceted petroglyphs
in
a cloud land populated with kachinas/kokopelli
he
dreams apples.Beneath his tree elders(some so huge and old
no
one knows their true names!/a lake slips silver subterranean
Long
ago,a tribe made art of rock /icon/totem-simple as image
still
resonant as winged dreams.He Hopi lake absorbing/making gardens
When
rocks fall,he picks them up again.When trees creak clouds,he
listens.
Books
and art and life and joy are rivers too/he invites all who dream
to
take rock time to avalanche new visions.You think-stable,solid
When
you are not looking Kokopelli conjures flutes
and
stones sing with him.This is where the apples come in-
beneath
mountains,some things fall as food
Others
become future footsteps
This
is where you come in-
Make
Mountains Dance!
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