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?" 

ONE BREATH @ A TIME

TRIED TO SPEED LIFE UP=

accelerated experiences/travelled much

tapped on the door of Random and Fun

to see who was home @the time

Found out much lives beyond philosophies

that one can only rest for a short time

in the houses of Pleasure and Pain

Even Grief fails to convince,and Sadness sulks

They are only passing waves-best to float through them today

then move on.Selection&Editing an Artform-

to choose the cherry over the thorn/plum over the pip.

We are drivers and passengers,engineers and navigators

Where we arrive is only where we choose..Random?

"To Be Is All".What happens next is Unknown-

but we can choose-tio sit in the sunshine

absorb Light,emit cat contentment-and to smile...