THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

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?"

HEARSAY POETRY@GOOD BUY BOOKS

TO OPEN A BOOK

To open a new page

To open a reading in a bookstore

Hello!City Lights!

Hello!Shakespeare&Company!

Austin is rich in Independent Book Stores

So David opens his South Austin door for Hearsay Poetry

Of course,the rest room is next door @Austin Java

And Austin Java closes @9pm

And this Common Wealth of Poets will not be a closed book by Zen

So the bookshelves crowd in,listening-

to the ekphrastic poems prompted by brill art

to the living poems read from Smartphones

to the song dedicated to the Kids in Cages

And all the books on the shelves opened

And they received the sweet vibrations

of secular petitions ,psalms,prayers rising

And we talked outside

and promised to meet again.

Quiet now!All the books are sleeping...