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 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 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?"

FLESH OF THE FUTURE

ON THE BONES OF THE PAST

Seven layers of Troy.Seven Cities of Rome

Londonium underneath the Thames.

DIG!They will find computer parts,plastic..

Cockroaches,rats gnawing upon High Rise Art.

We Are All Futurists (in the Past!

Already,corpses turn up and coins

Marked with an age pre-Titanic

Stories that were once told to children

now are whispered under edict-global warnings!

Decapitation in Tower of London and French Revolution

Nothing new about Assassins(Suicide Bombers/Kamikazi)

Nothing new about Forgetting your History/Culture/Languages/Past Lives

Nothing new about demolishing trees to build treehouses

Putting out fires with oil and gasoline

Nothing new about Forgetting...

1001 Nights..

"The house of the Prophet’s first wife, Khadijah has made way for public toilets.

A Hilton hotel stands on the site of the house of Islam’s first caliph, Abu Bakr.

Famously, the Kaaba now stands in the shade of one of the world’s tallest buildings, the Mecca Royal Clock Tower"

Saudi Arabia Bulldozes Over Its Heritage

Over 98% of the Kingdom's historical and religious sites have been destroyed since 1985, according to the U.K.-based Islamic Heritage Research Foundation

time.com