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)

YES

SILENCE INCLUDED!

and rhythm,pause,cadence

motion,stillness,paradox

depth,shallowness,connection

Dramatic pauses/ellipses

Crescendos and diminuendos

Towers and caves

Paul Horn in the Pyramids

John Cage 3 minutes and 33 seconds

Marcel Marceau  and Jean-Louis Barrault

Monet&Breughal&Magritte

Stephane Grappelli&Alan Stivell

Robin Williamson and Mike Heron

Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart

Van Morrison and W B Yeats

Hafiz,Lalla,Mirabai,Kabir,Rumi

Simon &Garfunkel,Rodin &Gustav Vigeland

Milton&Dante,Heaven &Hell

Between courses,we set birds free

as a donation to the sky!