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, 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? why not indeed!!" (The wondrous poetpic is by Jack McCabe, who I hope forgives me for scribbling all over it with Photoshop)

CHILD'S HOOD

MEET THE HOOD!

Here is Langston Hughes'"Mother To Son"

Robert Louis Stevenson"Child's Garden Of Verses"

Shel Silverstein's"Where The Sidewalk Ends"

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's"Kubla Khan"

Lewis Carrol's "Walrus &The Carpenter/Jabberwocky"

Robert Service's "The Night We Cremated Sam McGee"

Robert Browning's "Pied Piper of Hamelin Town"

Longfellow,Edward Lear,Roald Dahl-it takes all childhood

to memorize Nursery Rhymes,only to learn

they were educational fables spurned by adults

Move over,Aesop.Laugh louder,La Fontaine-

we will never arrive-@childhood's end..