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?" 

Re: there the dog stands & stares

CERBERUS vs CANIS

Anubis vs hyena/jackal

"A dingo took my baby!"

@the front of the Global Climate demonstration,

a woman with two beefy dogs on tight leashes

Pit bulls?Front lines outside the Governor's mansion

lines of empty police cars defending the Sunday air

with three live police vans ahead of the demonstration.

No tension,apart from those dogs' eagerness to sniff,sometimes snarl

and strain @those leashes which revealed  ancestral wolf alacrity

and a desire to change the current Governor's  refugee stance

Protectors?Guard dogs?Ancient as the hunt,and fire,

and our desire to ride their power,these Janus dogs

took their owner to the very very front of the pack of humans

walking for peace and peaceful change/while these eager animals

were hungry for the hunt...