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 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 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)

I AM A GOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER

I ride blue skies in your Hill Country

Once my habitat was preserved

So i and my families could fly@will

Now i am only a threatened species

Someone "owns"my landing grounds

Trees that once were my sanctuary

are now your(temporary)houses

You have your habitat-none for ours

We are winged with nowhere to land

This is where where we take our stand

To survive in 2015 seems a crime

One wing @a time.