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?"

PROTECT PEOPLE,PLANTS,PIPES &PETS

Winter we ,for three days Re-verse Woodstock

Cold and rain and sleet and slick roads

Mean Austinites rug up indoors with warmth turned UP

Cars avoid unnecessary voyages(stay garaged)

For ice on Austin roads is dangerous

Ice on uncovered plants is deleterious to their health

Pets cannot survive winterisation.Let them in to live!

And pipes break and burst with soil pressures crushing.

So we cover our plants and pipes,protect people

Let our pets enjoy the company of congenial housebound humans

And wait out this three day winter

So sun can coax us out again/restore Austin to its solar powered origins..

Meanwhile -out there /homeless huddle .Shelters open.Never enough

So we will read of casualties and count our costs

when winter passes-through us..