Tuesday 16 December 2014

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)

Martin Place
EVERY THING YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD IS WRONG
When you put your trust in the hands of another
make sure those hands are not bought and paid for
Propaganda and "opinion leaders"/TV talking heads/commentators
hate radio fomentors ,conspiracy theorists have agendas
Places are defined by catastrophes-Pearl Harbor,Hiroshima
Beneath headlines,stories await investigative reporting.
"Embedded "journalists are fed  slips of info  as bribery
Each criminal may have a different motive to the ones ascribed
Every "terrorist"has some "cause"leading him/her to action
This is where books replace TV,radio,newspapers
as explaining the WHY of Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima
Better predictive reporting than cliche sentimental hack headlines
WAKE UP! and smell the Hong Kong Umbrellas in the nuclear /acid rain

Unfortunately, we have now sufficient experience of terrorist incidents to formulate a simple rule: namely, almost everything said in the first few days after the event will later prove wrong.
overland.org.au

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