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)

EYE BRING MY HANDS TO HER EACH SIX MONTHS

Vigilance seeks skin cancers,pre-melanomas

Age spots are brown from sun contact

She freezes them with a gun appliance

She looks close,then closer for signs  of moles

Changes of color,skin tones

Her palette is flesh and its warning signs

Her tools are creams,lotions,lasers,collagen

Age is the enemy for women

Signs of decay/deterioration

They look in the mirror for someone younger

I bring my Browning hands ,afraid of melanomas