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?"

"SKATING ON THIN ICE?YOU MAY AS WELL DANCE!"(Jesse Winchester)

IF THERE IS NO "GREAT LOVE"

Then i will settle for all lesser loves-

for kindness, compassion, forgiveness-

for every miniature /gargantuan act of altruism

freely given, exchanged, received ,surrendered,reciprocated-

it may amount to one pin in a haystack/one grain of sand on a beach.

It is enough for me. So i will sharpen my smile and lift up my vibe

and walk in to the heart marked OPEN,in trust that all doors lead somewhere

Every window wide as hope. Every corridor a holy labyrinth.

There is only you,and i,and here,and now.And what we choose to do matters-

Everything and everyone affects everything and every one

And we started waking and walking when young-so why stop now?

The day calls with morning spark sun. Night moon owl hoot.

Try and count the stars in their moving dancing firmament

Like grains of sand. Feathers on birds. Pins in haystacks.

Here we are again-let's make the best love possible

Just in case..