Rob Ayling 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 Tom's poetry tapes and guest appearences with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, 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 with in 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? why not indeed!!" (The wondrous poetpic is by Jack McCabe, who I hope forgives me for scribbling all over it with Photoshop)
BY THE LIGHT OF BURNING BUDDHISTS
eye can see an Independent Tibet.
by
the camps of refugees in Turkey - the face of New Syria
camped
in Tahrir Square - the future of Egypt
even
here - OCCUPY/Tea Parties petition democracy
this
started long before Tiananmen Square
Julia
Butterfly living in one tree /and thereby saving that tree
you-walking
down city streets for peace, gently, harmonically, birthing the new
We
Are People. This is what we do-these arms are made for huddles and
cuddles
on
the territory of our only bodies. Our defense is free speech (and freedom of
assembly)
So
we set Bradley Manning and Julian Assange free. We read and support Wikileaks and
OCCUPY
We
write and sing and meditate and ring in the new! We call on you as
human, too -
to
cease walls,wars,words of conflict. These are astonishing times - ancient as
well!
Alignment
with harmonics threads our common purpose. Trust in this intrinsic
Everywhere-awakenings! Our
small world sings. We know the words!
it
is a call - an invocation - enchantment - to step away from all that
falls
into
a new you - a "we"of community! RISE!
Two More Self-Immolations
2012-11-29
The number of Tibetans burning themselves in protest against Chinese rule has risen to 89.
Tibetan in India unveil a banner with images of those who self-immolated during a protest rally in Siliguri city, Nov. 28, 2012.
Two more Tibetans have burned themselves to death in protest against Chinese rule in Tibetan-populated areas, sources said Thursday as a U.S.-based human rights group said the increasing burning protests highlight a failure of the Chinese authorities to address Tibetan grievances.
The latest burnings by two men in Gansu province brings the self-immolation toll to 89 so far, with 27 occurring this month alone.
The latest burnings by two men in Gansu province brings the self-immolation toll to 89 so far, with 27 occurring this month alone.
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