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 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?"

FISSURE IN THE EARTH

When i came to America

I felt there were only two possibilities for possible habitation-

San Francisco and Austin,Texas.I had performed(with MOTHER GONG)in each-

but the closer context was always San Fran,with its underbelly of Haight St hippies and musicians everywhere

Problem was-San Francisco has 101% occupancy and no room for expansion.They even had housing right on top

of the San Andreas fault line.I knew of the Great San Francisco Earthquake-that fissure that opened up the earth and swallowed everything..

Austin is geologically and emotionally stable-Midwest will not fall into the sea with Earth Changes,nor open up earth(apart from fracking)

Hence,i am here,and glad to be..Immune to fissures,stable(well,geologically speaking)

FISSURE

You open up

Reveal your depths

You of earth

Split like this

They say fire lives at your core..

Why are we surface dwellers?

What are earthquakes for ?