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)

TONIGHT WE WERE WET POETS IN 

THE RAIN

Sugar cube poets left when drops dropped

We stood ,unplugged,with human umbrellas,smiling

sharing our lives on each line-in the open

with EMERGENCY vehicles FLASHING past

poets became braver,saner,wilder,profound

Each spoke of their life on the line

what it means to be black/brown/white/pink

How Muse can be whipped but she bites back

All the while smiles warmed us while lightning

white slashed the face of dark skies

Circle we formed,each listening

to the golden link of "FOUND YOU AGAIN"

Conversations from broken venues continued

Wet or not,it was important to be present

And we were.And we are.Age of Sudden Storms

Age of Sudden Enlightenments..