Thursday, 24 August 2023

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?"

HE SAID MY SMILE WAS A COMBINATION
of a circus clown and sharks teeth
Whether to run or to embrace is an eternal dichotomy
A false smile is diplomacy
Sincere?Confusion..
Some people paste and Photoshop their Zen mask
It becomes stuck on.Peeling Noh emotions
Theater makeup.Dust and squalor.Tempest Fugit.
Tempers flare like oil fires.Whole forests of emoticons burning.
If life were simple,we would still get complexes.Conflicted,
it is hard to resolve criminal Presidents and false Popes.
The danger is to believe.So Drama has two Fates.
Free Will and Determined to Get Through.
There is always a road in-another out
They are not the same road.

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