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?"
IT TOOK 600 YEARS
For Jalaluddin Rumi to reach America
Even then that translator did not speak Farsi
So it was a palimpsest of a translation
Years later-Kabir,Hafez,Attar,Mirabai,
Like Arthur Waley and 1000 years of Chinese wisdom
Like Tao.Dow.Zazen.Illuminated Manuscripts in Gaelic/Tibetan.
We still argue "god" /Old Testament vs New/never mind paganus.
TALK AMONG YOURSELVES!.Socrates did-and Sananda.
Writing came later-with Treaties and wars over "Meaning'
Purgated Texts, like eunuch sculptures/Purged Religions
Quaker.Shaker.Mennonites?Bahai put to death by Shia AND Sunni.
i LIKE Anonymous-even if she has been culturally appropriated.
Those writers of ballads that change with the re-telling
Yarns in pubs,folk festivals,circles in coffee shops and Libraries
The Eternal Conversation of We,The People
""Well"(says Carl Sandburg)'what else would you call us?"
Every poet echoes the refrain-'Well,then-CALL UPON US!"
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