Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, 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 Thom'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 within 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?
RULE OF THUMB
THUMB DRIVE vs
TYPEWRITER
Predilection for Antique
Formats-
SNAP! Camera
pre-cameraphone.
Peck at a ribbon
typewriter
Memories of carbon
paper.Xerox.
Slow woodpecker tap tap
tap of Jack Kerouac
"That's not
WRITING!.That's TYPING!"
And the worship of the
rolled scroll
Unveiled for students of
the Arcane
whose Ancestors left
stories as clues
for a lifestyle that is no
longer new
but was Beat seeds for a
birthed personal truth.
Easy to hate.Disdain over
distance.Even now,
we nibble at BEAT
beats,making caricatures
of snapped fingers and
bongos in coffee shops
and Universal Black for
love of jazz and drugs
Our eyes are screened for
Security.
Our fingers Tweet each
early morning
Our Temporary Emperor
makes human errors
Who can erase such
mistakes?Johnny Depp?
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