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?
I WAS COMING ACROSS THE CANADIAN BORDER INTO AMERICA
THERE WAS A LONG LINE OF CARS
WAITING
I was asked by the Border Patrol
Officer-
"What was your purpose in visiting
Canada?"
(Me)..."poetry".(Him)"WHAT WAS
THAT?"(Me)-POETRY!
(We had just done a reading
@Windsor,Ontario and were returning...
'(Him) DID YOU SAY YOU WERE A
..POET?)(Me)..yes.(Him)-WHAT?(Me ..YES!
Pause.Significant pause.He looks at my
passport,then looks at me.
"I DO POETRY ,TOO!(he smiles)..and then
we started talking
Time meant 100 cars had to wait for this
conversation to conclude
He did not care.How often does a lonely
Border Guard get to talk poetry with a stranger/an Alien
An Austral Alien ..?On that day,this was
our most astonishing ..Border Crossing
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