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 and 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)

so only a month for poetry and jazz?

STOLEN FROM SILENCE (Ripples From Basho

Brothel Verlaine&Villon.Beaten by Bukowski

Lake District Dorothy Wordsworth Dove Cottage.

Shelley aflame for Greek Independence.

White Goddess,I,Claudius Robert Graves

Mysterious Hafiz,Ruminating Rumi

Sylvia with her Plath Ted Hughes pike

D H Lawrence sex deep and dark as Mothers

Gerald Manley Hopkins line dancing Spring rhythms

e e cummings loveliest of word sandwiches

Boris Pasternak ,Anna Akmatova.'The Cloud Wore Trousers"

Ezra Pound and T S Eliot."Poetry Makes Nothing Happen"

Ulysses via Tennyson and Kubla Khan again

And when you cease from Dylan Thomasing

Nancy Willard ,Erica Jong.Every leaf of every page of every tree

demands attention from the moon waves.Now and forever-

A Vision Spinning Dervish Dancing Silent as a Song