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)
TRANSLATIONS
another border,another wall.The Other awaits
When
we can hear ourselves (and understand)
a
smile breaks.Pearl recognizes pearl.Songbirds same
Singing
each to each our life game.Now Rosetta Stone your day-
relearn
silence,hesitation,humility,patience,persistence,perspicacity.
Walls
crumble with time and relativity.Roman(Hadrian/Vatican),Chinese(Great
Wall/Tiananmen)
Resistance
overcome with empathy ,enthusiasm,energy.
We
live in one big human house/in every
room-dialects,accents,languages
Until we hear each
other clearly,it remains Towers of Babel
Highrise
exponential curves require fast elevation
Wishing
initiates the process of validation
Arthur
Waley suffers in Chinese translation
Robert
Bly obliges Rumi.You and i =Zen paradoxes-
one
world with instruction manual written in Chinese.
Japanese
invasion..
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