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)
MEASURING THINGS
FOR A LONG TIME(In Egypt-
measurement
was related to human proportions-
hands
,fingers,"feet"-in England-the KING's foot
as
eclectic and eccentric as our physical disparities
and
we all lived in tribes in little villages
HERE
COMES A TOWN!-Quick!BUILD FENCES!-
to
keep livestock in and aliens out!
If
we GROW ,with DEVELOPMENT
all
the bison will be fertilizer
and
the whales will light our ambergris nights
Connect
the dots-beyond foot walk track-train line to road
Bicycle
to motor we could still fix by hand
Town
grows to CITY(high-rise /anonymous
Valet
parking/condominiums
Computers
in every car,house school
Micro-silicon
empowered,macro-economic rules
We
cannot fix our own cars.We cannot walk this world
All
measurements are taken out of our proportionate hands
Hence
the NSA
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