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?"

WHEN WE WERE YOUNG

(we were very very young)

and we wanted peace in a time of war

everyone was GUNG HO!

against UNCLE HO!

ready to Napalm/Agent Orange

Bomb the beJesus out of Vietnam

One or two were brave in public view

to stand up to the military push

They embraced peace and rationality

Hounded by all who could only see

war as progress.Death took too many youth.

We were grateful then for such as Tom Haydn

We remain grateful for the existence and activism

of so few brave men/standing up for peaceful civilians..

In an age of Wikileaks /Chelsea Manning and exiled Assange

Remember Tom Hayden!

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Tom Hayden, 1960s radical who became champion of liberal causes, dies at 76

Tom Hayden, a 1960s radical who was in the vanguard of the movement to stop…

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