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?"

WE MUST BE CAREFUL

to avoid broken bones/sprains

Cuts/open wounds that do not heal

Which means we may not skateboard

Nor ride those thin fashionable sidewalk scooters

Providing a gold rush for orthopaedic surgeons

(which we cannot afford -nor the time it takes to heal..

So we walk,cycle,do not run excessively

Tend to stick to the safety of cars

Looking at all those murals on South Lamar

for cyclists and pedestrians run over by SUV Austinites

We are elders,now-we must be careful with ourselves

We need to live among the young as if we can thrive

as well as merely survive..And this is best done

by avoiding the broken bones of skateboarding

and(of course)scootering on sidewalks..